Fort Saint Rocco
Fort Saint Rocco, also known as Fort Saint Roca on some maps, is a polygonal fort in Kalkara, Malta. It is located east of Rinella Battery and seaward of the village of Santu Rokku, and forms part of the complex of shore batteries built by the British to defend the coast east of the mouth of Grand Harbour between the 1870s and 1900s.
- Fort
- …lies at an elevation of around 40 metres (120 feet)
- …is also known as “Fort St. Rocco”
- Description: fort in Kalkara, Malta
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Fort Ricasoli
Fort Ricasoli is a bastioned fort in Kalkara, Malta…
1 km northwest of Fort Saint Rocco
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kalkara and Xghajra.
Kalkara
Kalkara is a village in the Port Region of Malta, with a population of 3,014 as of March 2014.
Fort Saint Rocco
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Latitude
35.89258° or 35° 53′ 33″ north
Longitude
14.53778° or 14° 32′ 16″ east
Open location code
8F7PVGVQ+24
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
historic = fort
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Polish—“Fort Saint Rocco” goes by many names.
Fort St. RoccoDutch
حصن سانت روكوEgyptian Arabic
Fort St. RoccoItalian
Forte San RoccoItalian
Forti Santu RokkuMaltese
Fort Saint RoccoPolish
Localities in the Area
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