Is-Simar

Simar Nature Reserve is a in Pwales Valley, in , St Paul's Bay, . An artificial wetland habitat was created on 5 hectares in the 1990s by BirdLife Malta volunteers in an area of abandoned marshland.
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  • Type: Locality
  • Description: nature reserve in Malta
  • Also known as: “Is-Simar Nature Reserve”, “Riżerva naturali tas-Simar”, and “Simar Nature Reserve”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Arrias Battery and Palazzo Pescatore.

Retail building
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, also known as Xemxija Battery or Pwales Left Battery, is an artillery battery in , limits of , . It was built by the Order of Saint John in 1715–1716 as one of a series of coastal fortifications around the Maltese Islands.

Castle
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is a palace in , . It was built in the late 19th century. Its symmetrical porticoed façades of neo-classical inspiration are similar to those of in St. Julian's.

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, formerly also known as Despirasse Battery, is an artillery battery in Mistra Bay, , . It was built by the Order of Saint John in the 18th century as one of a series of coastal fortifications around the coasts of the Maltese Islands.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Xemxija and Wardija.

Village
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is a suburb in the western part of in the of . It is surrounded by countryside and contains two bays, the titular Bay and Mistra Bay, located just north of the parish church.

Hamlet
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is a hamlet in , Malta, about 363 feet above sea level. Its name is corrupted from the Sicilian or Italian word guardia, meaning 'to watch').

Town
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Saint Paul's Bay is a town located on the northeast coast of in the . It is a major residential and commercial area and a centre for shopping, bars, dining, and café life.

Is-Simar

Latitude
35.94583° or 35° 56′ 45″ north
Longitude
14.38111° or 14° 22′ 52″ east
Elevation
3 metres (10 feet)
Open location code
8F7PW9WJ+8C
Geo­Names ID
2562856
Wiki­data ID
Q20949594
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Japanese to Vietnamese—“Is-Simar” goes by many names.
  • Japanese: “シマル自然保護区”
  • Maltese: “Is-Simar”
  • Maltese: “Riżerva Naturali tas-Simar”
  • Maltese: “Simar Nature Reserve”
  • Polish: “Is-Simar”
  • Polish: “Rezerwat przyrody Is-Simar”
  • Uzbek: “Is-Simar”
  • Vietnamese: “Is-Simar”

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Highlights include Ir-Ramla tal-Pwales and Xemxija Hill.

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