The ?gantija ക്ഷേത്രങ്ങളിൽ are the second oldest known temple structures in the world and some of the oldest stone structures still standing in the world today. They are the oldest of the Megalithic ക്ഷേത്രങ്ങളിൽ of Malta, which are several preshistoric ക്ഷേത്രങ്ങളിൽ built between 3600 – 700 ബി. സി on the island of Malta.
പുരാവസ്തു ഗവേഷണം സൂചിപ്പിക്കുന്നത് ക്ഷേത്രങ്ങളിൽ were built in honor of the Great Earth Mother, a goddess of fertility. It is also believed that the ക്ഷേത്രങ്ങളിൽ ഉപയോഗിച്ചിരുന്നു for fertility ആചാരങ്ങൾ figurines, പ്രതിമകൾ, and animal bones have been found around the site. According to ancient legend, the ക്ഷേത്രങ്ങളിൽ were built by a female giant പേരുള്ള Sunsuna who had a child with a human as places of worship.
