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. It forms part of the Three
villages of Malta
, along with Attard
and Balzan
. Lija has a baroque parish
church
and seven other small chapels. The parish church is
dedicated to Our Saviour and is currently undergoing an extensive restoration
project in order to save priceless art work and Calì
paintings that are found surrounding the church's ceilings.
Lija became a parish in 1594, after the small community detached itself from
the neighbouring town, Birkirkara
. It has a population of 2,967 as of March 2011.
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