Fort Tas-Silġ

Fort Tas-Silġ is a polygonal fort in , . It was built between 1879 and 1883 by the British on high ground at the shoreward end of Delimara Point, above il-Ħofra-ż-Żgħira.
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  • Castle
  • …lies at an elevation of around 60 metres (200 feet)
  • Description: polygonal fort in Marsaxlokk, Malta
  • Also known as
    “Fort Ta Silch”
    “Fortizza Tas-Silg”
    “Tas-silc Fort”
    “Tas-Silġ Fortress”

Places of Interest Nearby

Discover Saint Paul’s Battery and Tas-Silġ.
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Fort
Saint Paul's Battery, also known as Ta' Lombardi…
450 metres northeast of Fort Tas-Silġ
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Archaeological site
is a rounded hilltop on the southeast coast…
780 metres northwest of Fort Tas-Silġ
Matthew Axiak, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Archaeological site
is an artillery battery in Delimara, , .
520 metres south of Fort Tas-Silġ

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Southern Harbor of Malta and Marsaskala.
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The Southern Harbour of extends around the…
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Town
, also known as Wied il-Għajn or Marsascala…
2½ km north of Fort Tas-Silġ
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Town
Żejtun is a city of 11,000 people in , .
2½ km northwest of Fort Tas-Silġ

Fort Tas-Silġ

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Latitude
35.84027° or 35° 50′ 25″ north
Longitude
14.55707° or 14° 33′ 25″ east
Open location code
8F7PRHR4+4R
Open­Street­Map ID
way 549408049
Open­Street­Map feature
historic = castle
Open­Street­Map feature
military = abandoned
Geo­Names ID
2562329
Wiki­data ID
Q5472163

Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Egyptian Arabic to Polish—“Fort Tas-Silġ” goes by many names.
قلعة الجليدEgyptian Arabic
Fort Ta SilcMaltese
Fortizza Tas-SilġMaltese
Fort Tas-SilġPolish

Localities in the Area

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