Nadur Tower
Nadur Tower is a small watchtower in Binġemma Gap, within the limits of Rabat, Malta. It was completed in 1637 as the third of the Lascaris towers. Today, the tower is in good condition.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Fort Binġemma and Ta’ Ħaġrat Temples.
Fort Binġemma
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Fort Binġemma is a polygonal fort in the limits of Rabat, Malta. It was built between 1875 and 1878 by the British as part of the Victoria Lines. The fort was illegally occupied by the Buttigieg family from 2009 till 2025, who occasionally used it as a restaurant. Fort Binġemma is situated 1 km west of Nadur Tower.
Ta’ Ħaġrat Temples
Archaeological site
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The Ta' Ħaġrat temples in Mġarr, Malta are recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, along with several other Megalithic temples. They are amongst the world's oldest religious sites. Ta’ Ħaġrat Temples is situated 2 km north of Nadur Tower.
Skorba Temples
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The Skorba temples are megalithic remains on the northern edge of Żebbiegħ, in the Northern Region of Malta, which have provided detailed and informative insight into the earliest periods of Malta's neolithic culture. Skorba Temples is situated 2½ km north of Nadur Tower.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Mġarr and Mtarfa.
Mġarr
Village
Mġarr, formerly known as Mgiarro, is a village in the Northern Region of Malta. Mġarr is a rural village, isolated from nearby towns and cities. Mġarr lies west of Mosta and is surrounded by farmland and vineyards.
Mtarfa
Village
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Mtarfa is a small town in the Northern Region of Malta, with a population of 2,572 as of March 2014. It was considered to be a suburb of Rabat until 2000, when it became a separate local council. Mtarfa is situated 2½ km southeast of Nadur Tower.
Mdina
Photo: Berthold Werner, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Mdina is a small city in Malta and its former capital. The town is a joy to stroll around in: many of the alleys really give the sense that nothing has changed here for more than a millennium since the Arabs were here.
Nadur Tower
- Type: Tower
- Description: Watchtower in Malta; Lascaris tower
- Categories: building and historic site
- Location: Rabat, Malta Island, Malta, Europe
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Latitude
35.90059° or 35° 54′ 2″ northLongitude
14.37117° or 14° 22′ 16″ eastElevation
233 metres (764 feet)Inception
1640Open location code
8F7PW92C+6FOpenStreetMap ID
way 261733279OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=yesOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=towerGeoNames ID
2562685Wikidata ID
Q6957997
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Turkish—“Nadur Tower” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Torre Nadur”
- German: “Nadur Tower (Torri Tan-Nadur)”
- German: “Nadur Tower”
- German: “Nadur-Turm”
- German: “Torri tan-Nadur”
- Hungarian: “Nadur torony”
- Maltese: “Torri tan-Nadur”
- Polish: “Wieża Nadur”
- Turkish: “Nadur Kulesi”
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