Lippija Tower

Lippija Tower, also known as Ġnejna Tower, is a small watchtower in Ġnejna Bay, limits of Mġarr, . It was completed in 1637 as the first of the Lascaris towers. After restoration in 2003, the tower is in good condition.
  • Tower
  • …lies at an elevation of 73 metres (240 feet)
  • …dates from 1637
  • Description: Lascaris watchtower in Gnejna, Malta
  • Also known as
    “Gneina Tower”
    “Gniena Tower”
    “Torri Lippia”
    “Torri Lippija”
    “Torri ta Lippia”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Ir-Ramla t‘ Għajn Tuffieħa and Zamitello Palace.
is a beach, which is situated 760 metres north of Lippija Tower.
The Zamittello Palace, also known as Castello… is situated 1¼ km east of Lippija Tower.
The Għajn Tuffieħa were discovered in 1929… is situated 1¼ km northeast of Lippija Tower.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Golden Bay and Imgarr.
is one of the bays and sand beaches in .
Mġarr, formerly known as Mgiarro, is a village in the of .
is a small settlement in the limits of in the northwestern part of .

Lippija Tower

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Latitude
35.92232° or 35° 55′ 20″ north
Longitude
14.34606° or 14° 20′ 46″ east
Open location code
8F7PW8CW+WC
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Polish—“Lippija Tower” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “برج الجنينة”
  • Arabic: “بُرْجُ الجُنَيْنَةِ”
  • Catalan: “Torre Ta‘ Lippija”
  • Catalan: “Torre Ta’ Lippija”
  • German: “Lippija Tower (Torri Ta’Lippija”
  • German: “Lippija Tower”
  • German: “Ta‘ Lippija-Turm”
  • German: “Torri Tal-Ġneijna)”
  • Hungarian: “Lippija torony”
  • Italian: “Torre di Lippija”
  • Maltese: “Torri ta‘ Lippija”
  • Maltese: “Torri ta’ Lippija”
  • Polish: “Wieża Ta‘ Lippija”
  • Polish: “Wieża Ta’ Lippija”

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