▁there ▁were ▁bur ial ▁ground ▁d ating ▁to ▁the ▁Arab ▁period ▁but ▁these ▁stone ▁sl abs ▁and ▁other ▁evident ▁Islam ic ▁symbol ▁on ▁the ▁islands ▁were ▁er adic ated ▁after ▁the ▁exp ulsion ▁of ▁the ▁Muslim s ▁from ▁the ▁lands . ▁However ▁several ▁names ▁of ▁areas ▁in ▁San ▁G w ann ▁are ▁still ▁carrying ▁Arab ▁names . ▁Some ▁of ▁the ▁Muslim ▁bur ial ▁stones ▁are ▁believed ▁to ▁be ▁found ▁at ▁the ▁sar ac en ic ▁bur ial s ▁in ▁Rab at . ▁Some ▁of ▁the ▁sar ac en ic ▁bur ial ▁remains ▁are ▁still ▁at ▁present ▁place ▁at ▁the ▁Ta ' ▁C ied a ▁Tower . ▁ ▁Christian ▁period ▁The ▁Islam ic ▁c emetery ▁have ▁almost ▁completely ▁disappeared ▁from ▁the ▁site ▁of ▁the ▁tower ▁after ▁the ▁Christian ▁came ▁again ▁to ▁rule ▁the ▁islands . ▁It ▁is ▁documented ▁that ▁close ▁by ▁the ▁Ta ' ▁C ied a ▁Tower ▁a ▁church ▁dedicated ▁to ▁St . ▁Helen ▁was ▁built . ▁This ▁church ▁is ▁important ▁in ▁the ▁Roman ▁Catholic ▁Church ' s ▁history ▁in ▁Mal ta ▁as ▁it ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁parish ▁church ▁to ▁be ▁built ▁for ▁the ▁parish ▁of ▁B irk irk ara . ▁It ▁is ▁to ▁note ▁that ▁back ▁then , ▁when ▁the ▁parish ▁church ▁was ▁built , ▁the ▁San ▁G w ann ▁lands ▁were ▁all ▁( or ▁most ▁of ) ▁part ▁of ▁B irk irk ara . ▁The ▁church ▁was ▁named ▁as ▁St . ▁Helen ▁Church , ▁also ▁known ▁as ▁Cap ella ▁di ▁Bir ch ir ch ara , ▁built ▁before ▁ 1 4