Ħal Tmiem


Ħal Tmiem is a suburb of Żejtun, Malta. Located east of the city center, it covers an area of.

Name

Unlike common belief that the town is named "Tmiem"1 due to it being on the outskirts of the much-larger town of Zejtun, the suburb's name is actually derived from "Temim Assant" which is the name of an Arabic individual who lived in the area. Its name then changed through the following:
  • “raħal timin”
  • “raħal timil”
  • “raħal Chimin”
  • “racal timin”
  • “ta’ ħal timin”

[Chapel of [St Mary of Ħal Tmin]]

This chapel was founded in 1597 by Leonardo Tabone and is dedicated to the Assumption of Mary. It remains active and is used to teach catechism classes and other religions actives and meetings.