Mġarr ix-Xini Tower
Mġarr ix-Xini Tower is the largest of the coastal watchtowers that the Knights of Malta erected on the island of Gozo. It watches over the entrance to the bay of Mġarr ix-Xini, limits of Għajnsielem, which lies on Gozo's south-west coast.Photo: Sudika, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Tower
- Description: Watchtower in Malta
- Also known as: “Mġarr ix-Xini Coastal Tower”, “Mgarr ix-Xini Tower”, “Torri Mgarr ish Shini”, “Torri ta Imjar ish Shini”, “Torri ta’ Mġar-ix-Xini”, “Torri ta‘ Mgarr ix-Xini”, and “Torri ta’ Mġarr ix-Xini”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Xewkija Heliport and Parish Church of Our Lady of Loreto.
Xewkija Heliport
Aerodrome
Xewkija Heliport, also known as Gozo Heliport, is a small heliport on the island of Gozo in Malta, near the town of Xewkija.
Parish Church of Our Lady of Loreto
Church
Photo: Berthold Werner, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Parish Church of Our Lady of Loreto is a Roman Catholic neo-gothic parish church located in the village of Għajnsielem on the island of Gozo, Malta. Parish Church of Our Lady of Loreto is situated 1½ km northeast of Mġarr ix-Xini Tower.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Għajnsielem and Xewkija.
Għajnsielem
Photo: Michelle Maria, CC BY 3.0.
Għajnsielem is a city on Gozo, Malta. It includes the island of Comino. It has a population of 3,200 residents.
Xewkija
Village
Photo: Cccefalon, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Xewkija is an administrative unit and village of Malta, on the island of Gozo. The population of Xewkija is 3,300 as of March 2014.
Mġarr ix-Xini Tower
- Categories: building, historic site, and fort
- Location: Sannat, Malta, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
36.01716° or 36° 1′ 2″ northLongitude
14.2744° or 14° 16′ 28″ eastElevation
17 metres (56 feet)Inception
1661Height
15 metres (49 feet)Open location code
8F8P278F+VQOpenStreetMap ID
way 183451667OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=fortOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=tower
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In Other Languages
From German to Polish—“Mġarr ix-Xini Tower” goes by many names.
- German: “Mġarr ix-Xini Tower”
- German: “Mġarr-ix-Xini -Turm”
- Hungarian: “Mġarr ix-Xini torony”
- Maltese: “Torri ta’ Mġarr ix-Xini”
- Polish: “Wieża Mġarr ix-Xini”
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