Fort Ricasoli

Fort Ricasoli is a bastioned fort in , Malta, which was built by the Order of Saint John between 1670 and 1698. The fort occupies a promontory known as Gallows' Point and the north shore of Rinella Bay, commanding the entrance to the along with .
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  • Castle
  • …dates from 1698
  • Description: fort in Malta
  • Also known as
    “Il-Fortizza Ricasoli”
    “Ricasoli Fort”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Fort St. Angelo and Mediterranean Conference Centre.
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is a bastioned fort in , , located at the centre of the . is situated 1 km southwest of Fort Ricasoli.
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The is a conference centre in , . is situated 1 km west of Fort Ricasoli.
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The Rinella Battery was a Victorian battery in , . is situated 530 metres southeast of Fort Ricasoli.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kalkara and Birgu.
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is a village in the Port Region of Malta, with a population of 3,014 as of March 2014.
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, also known by its title Città Vittoriosa…
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or Il-Belt is the capital of .

Fort Ricasoli

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Latitude
35.89675° or 35° 53′ 48″ north
Longitude
14.52693° or 14° 31′ 37″ east
Open location code
8F7PVGWG+PQ
Open­Street­Map ID
way 691542011
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­castle
Geo­Names ID
2562611
Wiki­data ID
Q1431801

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Ukrainian—“Fort Ricasoli” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “حصن ريكاسولي”
  • Chinese: “裏卡索利堡”
  • Chinese: “里卡索利堡”
  • Chinese: “里卡索利堡垒”
  • Chinese: “里卡索里堡壘”
  • Dutch: “Fort Ricasoli”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “حصن ريكاسولى”
  • French: “Fort Ricasoli”
  • Georgian: “რიკასოლის ციხესიმაგრე”
  • Georgian: “ციხესიმაგრე რიკასოლი”
  • German: “Fort Ricasoli (Forti Rikażli)”
  • German: “Fort Ricasoli”
  • Hausa: “Fort Ricasoli”
  • Hungarian: “Ricasoli-erőd”
  • Indonesian: “Benteng Ricasoli”
  • Italian: “Forte Ricasoli”
  • Japanese: “リカソリ砦”
  • Macedonian: “Форт Рикасоли”
  • Maltese: “Forti Rikażli”
  • Persian: “قلعه ریکاسولی”
  • Polish: “Fort Ricasoli”
  • Russian: “Форт Риказоли”
  • Slovenian: “Utrdba Ricasoli”
  • Spanish: “Fuerte Ricasoli”
  • Turkish: “Ricasoli Kalesi”
  • Ukrainian: “Форт Рікасолі”

Localities in the Area

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Nearby Places

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