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English: Taht iz ziemel area in Valletta with Siege Bell War Memorial in the background.This is a part of Valletta that is almost alien to the rest of the city – physically detached by the bastions above and seemingly living a sort of quiet life of its own. It is also rich in historic memorabilia.At the foot of the stairs there is a ramshackle village of stone and concrete huts – an area known as Taht iz-Ziemel (literal translation underneath the horse) a curious appellation the origins of which seem to have been lost. The huts serve as summer houses for some of the residents of the city, others keep small boats here, and there are usually a couple of fishermen trying their luck off the rocks. In summer this area also sees some swimmers – though the sea inside the port is hardly the most salubrious of bathing waters.