Mountain · Malta
Ta' Dmejrek
Ta' Dmejrek is the highest point of Malta, 253 metres above the sea. It lies on the Dingli Cliffs in the west of the island, where flat limestone fields end abruptly above the water.
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Where is Ta' Dmejrek?
Ta' Dmejrek is part of the Dingli Cliffs.
You will find it in: Malta.
Summit: 35.846° N, 14.397° E
The story behind it
Malta is a small, sun-baked island of pale limestone, and Ta' Dmejrek is simply the highest patch of its western tableland, a few steps from a cliff edge that plunges towards the sea. Farmers have worked this ground for centuries, dividing the thin red soil into tiny fields behind dry stone walls that keep the wind from carrying everything away. Wild thyme, caper bushes and low shrubs grow where the rock breaks through, and their smell hangs in the warm air of summer. From the cliff path the small uninhabited islet of Filfla floats on the water below, and kestrels and swifts hunt along the wall of rock. There is no summit and no path to the top, because the top is really the edge of a plateau, with fields on one side and open sea on the other.
Find it on the globe
Ta' Dmejrek is there as a small peak with its own shape — a horn, a ridge, a volcano — standing on the surface. From far away the planet is only a blue ball; detail arrives as you zoom in, and this one appears once you are close enough. Open it on the globe.
It sits at its real coordinates, not near them — the same numbers listed in the facts above. Switch off the layer for this kind of place and it disappears again; the buttons for that are down the right-hand edge.
Questions children ask
How high is Ta' Dmejrek?
The spot lies 253 metres above sea level. Malta has no mountains, so this point on the Dingli Cliffs counts as the roof of the country.
Which country is Ta' Dmejrek in?
The place belongs to Malta, an island state in the middle of the Mediterranean south of Sicily. It sits above the village of Dingli, on the western coast of the main island.
Can you visit Ta' Dmejrek?
A quiet road and a coastal footpath run right past the highest ground, so the walk is easy for everyone. The cliff edge is unfenced in many places, which means staying well back from the drop.
Where these numbers come from
Every figure on this page was checked against public reference sources before publication. Where sources genuinely disagree, the text says so.
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