Ħal Farruġ is a
hamlet
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located in the south east of
Malta
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, within the limits of
Luqa
Luqa ( mt, Ħal Luqa, , ) is a town located in the Southern Region of Malta, 4.3 km away from the capital Valletta. With a population of 5,945 as of March 2014, it is a small but densely populated settlement which is typical of Malta's old ...
. Within the hamlet's general area, a total number of 24 streets can be found.
The hamlet was run down in
1941
Events
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January
* January–August – 10,072 men, women and children with mental and physical disabilities are asphyxiated with carbon monoxide in a gas chamber, at Hadamar Eu ...
due to the construction of a new airport
runway
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, which is today the major runway in the
Malta International Airport
Malta International Airport ( mt, L-Ajruport Internazzjonali ta' Malta, ) is the only airport in Malta and it serves the whole of the Maltese Islands.
It is located on the Malta (island), island of Malta, southwest of the Maltese capital Vallett ...
.
Ħal Farruġ hosts the headquarters of
Polidano Group, Malta's largest construction company. Illegal developments on site, including an office block, a dormitory for foreign workers, a brick factory and an underground parking, were legalised by the Planning Authority in May 2021.
The development of the headquarters of
Polidano Group in Ħal Farruġ, over 64,000 square metres of land on the limits of the
Malta Airport, took place without any permit. Polidano built a 19-metre high office block (double the 10.5 metre limit for industrial areas) and multilevel underground parking, as well as a brick factory and a dormitory for up to 64 foreign workers. In July 2010 Polidano applied for legalisation. These developments were subject to an enforcement notice by the Planning Authority in 2011, which was however suspended for over a decade pending applications for sanctioning.
[Malta Independent]
10 May 2021
Malta Today
7 May 2021 In May 2021 the Planning Authority legalised Polidano's illegal developments against a fine of €32,754.
As of Friday, September 2020, the
Maltese Government transferred to the
Valletta F.C. to be used as a
football pitch
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.
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Covid-19
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swab-test center was opened in March 2020. It is located on the outskirts of the hamlet.
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