Magħtab

{{Short description|Village and landfill}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2022}}

File:Malta - Naxxar - Tul il-Kosta + Maghtab Landfill (St. Mark's Tower peninsula) 01 ies.jpg

Magħtab is a Maltese village. It lies in the valley of the same name in the local council of Naxxar.[https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/bitstream/123456789/56582/1/IL-MAGĦTAB.pdf Il Maghtab]{{cite book|last1=Abela|first1=Giovanni Francesco|authorlink1=Giovanni Francesco Abela|title=Della Descrizione di Malta Isola nel Mare Siciliano con le sue Antichità, ed Altre Notizie|year=1647|publisher=Paolo Bonacota|page=85|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=krRTAAAAcAAJ&pg=PA85|language=it}} It is the site of the largest landfill in the island, commonly known as 'Mount Magħtab'.{{r|tom}} That landfill was closed when Malta joined the EU in 2004,[http://www.wasteservmalta.com/main.asp?id=15 WasteServ Malta Ltd] {{dead link|date=February 2023}} but two others were subsequently opened.{{r|shift}}

The Il-Widna acoustic mirror is located {{Convert|1410|m|yd}} away. The hill of Ġebel San Pietru also lies within the confines of Magħtab.

In December 2021, residents noticed new excavated rock and construction waste, forming a new 'waste mountain'.{{cite web |title=Maghtab gets third waste mountain, Wasteserv CEO says it's ok |url=https://theshiftnews.com/2022/01/06/maghtab-gets-third-waste-mountain-wasteserv-ceo-says-its-ok/ |access-date=2022-05-06 |website=theshiftnews.com}} File:Malta - Naxxar - Triq it-Targa (Triq Ghaxqet l-Ghajn) 01 ies.jpg