Toponymy: Old Maltese verb 'Qabb' (cutting of stone) and hence the noun 'Mqabba' (stone quarry), it is a shortened form of Muqabbaba. Another possibility is that Mqabba means a dome (old Maltese QUBBA) referring to some dome-covered building in the area.

Population: 2,795

Police Station Tel: 827115

Post Office: (see Zejtun or Paola)

Parish: Santa Marija

Motto: NONNISI PER ARDUA = Only with Skill - Biss bil-Hila

Places of Interest:

Stone Quaries

Airport Runway

Vincenti Tower