Saint Agatha’s Tower

Saint Agatha's Tower, also known as the Red Tower, Mellieħa Tower or Fort Saint Agatha, is a large bastioned watchtower in , Malta. It was built between 1647 and 1649, as the sixth of the Lascaris towers.
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  • Tower
  • …lies at an elevation of 91 metres (299 feet)
  • …was formerly known as “Ahmar Tower”
  • Description: Lascaris watchtower in Mellieha, Malta
  • Also known as
    “It-Torri l-Aħmar”
    “Red Tower”
    “St. Agatha’s Tower”
    “Torre l’Ahmar”
    “Torri l-Aħmar”
    “Torri tal-Mellieħa”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Għadira Nature Reserve and Popeye Village.

Nature reserve
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Għadira also known as …

Theme park
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, also known as Sweethaven Village… is situated 1½ km south of Saint Agatha’s Tower.

Beach
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is a beach, which is situated 780 metres southeast of Saint Agatha’s Tower.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Manikata and Golden Bay.

Village
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is a small settlement in the limits of in the northwestern part of . is situated 4 km south of Saint Agatha’s Tower.

Hamlet
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is one of the bays and sand beaches in . is situated 4½ km south of Saint Agatha’s Tower.

Village
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is a suburb in the western part of in the of . is situated 4½ km southeast of Saint Agatha’s Tower.

Saint Agatha’s Tower

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Latitude
35.97467° or 35° 58′ 29″ north
Longitude
14.34297° or 14° 20′ 35″ east
Open location code
8F7PX8FV+V5
Geo­Names ID
2563244
Wiki­data ID
Q1738896

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Ukrainian—“Saint Agatha’s Tower” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “برج القديسة أغاثا”
  • Catalan: “Torre de Santa Àgata”
  • Dutch: “Saint Agatha’s Tower”
  • French: “tour Sainte-Agathe”
  • French: “Tour Sainte-Agathe”
  • German: “Roter Turm”
  • German: “St Agatha’s Tower”
  • German: “St. Agatha-Turm”
  • German: “St. Agatha’S Tower (Red Tower”
  • German: “St. Agatha’s Tower”
  • German: “Torri Ta’Sant’Agata)”
  • Hungarian: “Szent Ágota-torony”
  • Italian: “Forte di Sant’Agata”
  • Italian: “Forte Sant’Agata”
  • Italian: “Forti Sant’Agata”
  • Italian: “Torre di Mellieha”
  • Italian: “Torre di Mellieħa”
  • Italian: “Torre di Sant’Agata”
  • Italian: “Torre Rossa”
  • Italian: “Torri l-Aħmar”
  • Italian: “Torri ta‘ Sant’Agata”
  • Italian: “Torri tal-Mellieħa”
  • Maltese: “Torri l-Aħmar”
  • Maltese: “Torri ta‘ Sant’Agata”
  • Maltese: “Torri ta’ Sant’Agata”
  • Maltese: “Torri ta‘ Santa Agata”
  • Polish: “Wieża Świętej Agaty”
  • Spanish: “Torre de Santa Águeda, Malta”
  • Spanish: “Torre de Santa Águeda”
  • Spanish: “Torre Roja”
  • Ukrainian: “Вежа Святої Агати”

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