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| '''Pwales''' is a settlement in ], ]. The area was named for its marshland, being a valley, and comes from the Latin word ''palus'' that means wetland.<ref>{{cite journal|journal=Il-Malti|date=1957|title=Studji Filologici|url=http://melitensiawth.com/incoming/Index/Il-Malti/Il-Malti.%20033(1957)2/04.pdf|language=mt|pages=50–51}}</ref> It is home to ], a number of farmhouses, and a church.<ref>{{cite book|last=Dillon|first=Paddy|date=2016|title=Walking on Malta|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=dd5_CwAAQBAJ&pg=PA109|publisher=Cicerone Press Limited|page=109|isbn=9781783622917}}</ref> | '''Pwales''' is a settlement in ], ]. The area was named for its marshland, being a valley, and comes from the Latin word ''palus'' that means wetland.<ref>{{cite journal|journal=Il-Malti|date=1957|title=Studji Filologici|url=http://melitensiawth.com/incoming/Index/Il-Malti/Il-Malti.%20033(1957)2/04.pdf|language=mt|pages=50–51}}</ref> It is home to ], a number of farmhouses, and a church.<ref>{{cite book|last=Dillon|first=Paddy|date=2016|title=Walking on Malta|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=dd5_CwAAQBAJ&pg=PA109|publisher=Cicerone Press Limited|page=109|isbn=9781783622917}}</ref> | ||
| The wetland zone was eventually named P.Wales during the British rule after the Prince of Wales. Oblivious of what P.Wales stood for, the Maltese pronounced the name as Pwales and it has been so known since. | |||
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Settlement in Malta
Pwales is a settlement in St. Paul's Bay, Malta. The area was named for its marshland, being a valley, and comes from the Latin word palus that means wetland. It is home to Is-Simar Nature Reserve, a number of farmhouses, and a church.
References
- "Studji Filologici" (PDF). Il-Malti (in Maltese): 50–51. 1957.
- Dillon, Paddy (2016). Walking on Malta. Cicerone Press Limited. p. 109. ISBN 9781783622917.
35°56′44″N 14°22′35″E / 35.9456°N 14.3764°E / 35.9456; 14.3764
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