Għallis Tower

Għallis Tower, originally known as Torre delle Saline, is a small watchtower in Salina, limits of , . It was completed in 1658 as the second of the De Redin towers. Today, the tower is in fair condition.
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  • Type: Tower
  • Description: tower
  • Also known as: “Ghallis Tower”, “Torri il Ghallis”, and “Torri tal-Ghallis”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Malta National Aquarium and Malta Classic Car Museum.

Public aquarium
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The is the largest aquarium in . It is located in , in the northern part of the , and it hosts more than 175 different species of various animals, including fish, mollusca, reptiles and insects. is situated 1¼ km northwest of Għallis Tower.

Museum
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The is a museum on the island state of . The Classic Car Collection was created by Mr. Carol Galea, a car enthusiast. He became interested in classic cars after customising and building cars for local hillclimbing races. is situated 1¼ km west of Għallis Tower.

Ruins
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is a megalithic temple on the border of and towns, limits of , . A hotel was built on the grounds of the temple. is situated 1½ km west of Għallis Tower.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Qawra and Buġibba.

Photo: Sudika, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a coastal town on Malta, in the region of St. Paul's Bay which consists of several small towns. The town is sandwiched between directly to the south-west and Naxxar to the south-east on the other side of the bay.

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is a coastal town on , in the region of St. Paul's Bay which consists of several small towns. The town is sandwiched between Burmarrad to the south, to the east and St. Paul's Bay to the east.

Village
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is an urban village in situated between the limits of , , and . The area is situated at the mouth of the island's longest valley called 'Wied il-Kbir'. is situated 2½ km southeast of Għallis Tower.

Għallis Tower

Latitude
35.95327° or 35° 57′ 12″ north
Longitude
14.43444° or 14° 26′ 4″ east
Elevation
23 metres (75 feet)
Inception
1658
Operator
Din l-Art Ħelwa
Open location code
8F7PXC3M+8Q
Open­Street­Map ID
way 133605357
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
man_made=­tower
Geo­Names ID
2563068
Wiki­data ID
Q1562388
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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Spanish—“Għallis Tower” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: “Torre Għallis”
  • Dutch: “Għallis Tower”
  • French: “tour Għallis”
  • French: “Tour Għallis”
  • German: “Għallis Tower”
  • Hungarian: “Għallis torony”
  • Maltese: “Torri tal-Għallis”
  • Polish: “Għallis Tower”
  • Polish: “Wieża Għallis”
  • Spanish: “Torre Ghallis”

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