Fort Benghisa

Fort Benghisa is a polygonal fort in , . It was built between 1910 and 1912 by the British on high ground on the seaward face of Benghisa Point, the southern arm of Marsaxlokk Bay.
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  • Fort
  • …lies at an elevation of around 50 metres (160 feet)
  • Description: polygonal fort in Birżebbuġa, Malta
  • Also known as
    “Fort Bengħajsa”
    “Fortizza ta‘ Bengħajsa”
    “Fortizza ta‘ Bengħisa”
    “Hassan Battery”
    “Il-Fortizza ta’ Bengħisa”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Malta Island and Chapel of the Immaculate Conception.
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Malta is an in Southern Europe.
Karmni, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Church
is a church, which is situated 1 km northwest of Fort Benghisa.
Jean-Christophe BENOIST, CC BY 2.5.
Cave
is a 144-metre long phreatic tube and cave… is situated 3 km north of Fort Benghisa.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Birżebbuġa and Southern Harbor of Malta.
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Town
is a seaside town in the of , close to .
Tony Hisgett, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Southern Harbour of extends around the…
Felix Koenig, CC BY 3.0.
is a small, traditional fishing village in the of .

Fort Benghisa

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Latitude
35.80837° or 35° 48′ 30″ north
Longitude
14.53233° or 14° 31′ 56″ east
Open location code
8F7PRG5J+8W
Open­Street­Map ID
way 46780543
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­fort
Geo­Names ID
2563211
Wiki­data ID
Q3748520

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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Polish—“Fort Benghisa” goes by many names.
  • Dutch: “Fort Benghisa”
  • Italian: “Forte Benghisa”
  • Maltese: “Il-Fortizza ta‘ Bengħisa”
  • Polish: “Fort Benghisa”

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