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.

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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 Imgarr and Baħrija.

Imgarr

Village

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Mġarr, formerly known as Mgiarro, is a village in the Northern Region of Malta. Mġarr is a isolated from nearby towns and cities. Mġarr lies west of malta and is surrounded by farmland and vineyards.

Baħrija

Village

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Baħrija is a village in Rabat, western Malta, with a low population density. The name Baħrija means moth in Maltese. It is also known in English as Baħria, of which the Counts Moscati had owned the fiefdom that was granted by the Grand Master of Malta.

Imtarfa

Village

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Mtarfa is a small town in the Northern Region of Malta. It was considered to be a suburb of Rabat until 2000, when it became a separate local council. It is twinned with the village of Pumpherston, Scotland. Imtarfa is situated 2½ km southeast of Nadur Tower.

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″ north

Longitude

14.37117° or 14° 22′ 16″ east

Elevation

233 metres (764 feet)

Inception

1640

Open location code

8F7PW92C+6F

OpenStreetMap ID

way 261733279

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=yes

OpenStreetMap feature

man_made=tower

GeoNames ID

2562685

Wikidata ID

Q6957997

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Satellite Map

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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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