Xlendi Tower

Xlendi Tower is a small watchtower near Bay, within the limits of on the island of in . The tower is one of the Lascaris towers and dates to 1650; it is currently undergoing restoration.
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  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: small watchtower near Xlendi Bay (Malta)
  • Also known as: “Torri ta Shiendi”, “Torri ta Shlendi”, “Torri ta‘ Xlendi”, “Torri ta’ Xlendi”, and “Xlendi Tower (Torri Tax-Xlendi)”
  • Address: Il-Munxar

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Fungus Rock and Collapsed Azure Window.

Islet
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, sometimes known as Mushroom Rock, and… is situated 3 km northwest of Xlendi Tower.

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The Azure Window, also known as the Dwejra Window, was… is situated 3½ km northwest of Xlendi Tower.

Lagoon
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The , sometimes called Il-Qawra in Maltese… is situated 3½ km northwest of Xlendi Tower.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Xlendi and St. Lucia.

Photo: Wusel007, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a town on 's south coast.

Hamlet
Photo: Matthew2007, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Santa Luċija is a hamlet in Kerċem, in Island, .

Village
Photo: Berthold Werner, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is an administrative unit of , which lies on the southern side of the island of .

Xlendi Tower

Latitude
36.02762° or 36° 1′ 39″ north
Longitude
14.21313° or 14° 12′ 47″ east
Elevation
16 metres (52 feet)
Established
1640
Levels
1
Open location code
8F8P26H7+26
Open­Street­Map ID
way 222724489
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
man_made=­tower
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Geo­Names ID
2562270
Wiki­data ID
Q8044844
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In Other Languages

From German to Spanish—“Xlendi Tower” goes by many names.

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Ras il-Bajda and Wied Kantra.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Ix-Xlendi - Xmun and Ix-Xlendi - Xmun.

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