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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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  • Type: Castle
  • Description: fort in Malta
  • Also known as: “Il-Fortizza Ricasoli” and “Ricasoli Fort”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include National Library and Fort St. Angelo.

Library
Photo: Jastrow, CC BY 2.5.
The of Malta, often known as the Bibliotheca, is a reference library in , , Malta. It was founded by Grand Master Emmanuel de Rohan-Polduc in 1776 out of the collections of the knight Louis Guérin de Tencin. is situated 1¼ km west of Fort Ricasoli.

Castle
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is a bastioned fort in , , located at the centre of the . It was originally built in the medieval period as a castle called the Castrum Maris. is situated 1 km southwest of Fort Ricasoli.

Convention center
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The is a conference centre in , . The building was built as a in the 16th century by the Order of St. is situated 1 km west of Fort Ricasoli.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kalkara and Birgu.

Village
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is a village in the Port Region of Malta, with a population of 3,014 as of March 2014. The name is derived from the Latin word for lime, and it is believed that there was a lime kiln present there since Roman times.

Town
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, also known by its title Città Vittoriosa, is an old fortified city on the south side of the in the Port Region of . The city occupies a promontory of land with Fort Saint Angelo at its head and the city of at its base.

Photo: Thyes, Public domain.
or Il-Belt is the capital of . Historically built as harbour city to first capital, preserves much of its 16th-century architectural heritage built under the Hospitallers.

Fort Ricasoli

Latitude
35.89675° or 35° 53′ 48″ north
Longitude
14.52693° or 14° 31′ 37″ east
Elevation
1 metre (3 feet)
Inception
1698
Open location code
8F7PVGWG+PQ
Open­Street­Map ID
way 691542011
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­castle
Geo­Names ID
2562611
Wiki­data ID
Q1431801
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Satellite Map

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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”
  • French: “Fort Ricasoli”
  • Georgian: “რიკასოლის ციხესიმაგრე”
  • Georgian: “ციხესიმაგრე რიკასოლი”
  • German: “Fort Ricasoli (Forti Rikażli)”
  • German: “Fort Ricasoli”
  • Hausa: “Fort Ricasoli”
  • 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”

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