Tigné Point
Tigné Point is a peninsula in Sliema, Malta. The area was originally occupied by several fortifications and a British barracks complex, which were left derelict for many years, until the area was redeveloped in the early 21st century.Photo: Raboe001, CC BY-SA 3.0 de.
- Type: Point
- Description: originally known as Punta di Santa Maria
- Also known as: “Tigne Point”
- Historically known as: “Punta di Santa Maria”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Fort Tigné and National Library.
Fort Tigné
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Fort Tigné is a polygonal fort in Tigné Point, Sliema, Malta. It was built by the Order of Saint John between 1793 and 1795 to protect the entrance to Marsamxett Harbour.
National Library
Library
The National Library of Malta, often known as the Bibliotheca, is a reference library in Republic Square, Valletta, Malta. It was founded by Grand Master Emmanuel de Rohan-Polduc in 1776 out of the collections of the knight Louis Guérin de Tencin.
Garden Battery
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Garden Battery is an artillery battery in Sliema, Malta. It was built by the British between 1889 and 1894. The battery is located at Tigné Point, between Cambridge Battery and Fort Tigné.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Valletta and Northern Harbor of Malta.
Valletta
Photo: Thyes, Public domain.
Valletta or Il-Belt is the capital of Malta. Historically built as harbour city to first capital, Valletta preserves much of its 16th-century architectural heritage built under the Hospitallers.
Northern Harbor of Malta
Photo: Qoan, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Sliema is in Malta. St. Julian's is a town in Malta. San Gwann is a city in Malta.
Tigné Point
- Categories: peninsula and landform
- Location: Sliema, Malta Island, Malta, Europe
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Swedish—“Tigné Point” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “نقطة تينيه”
- Cebuano: “Tigne Point”
- Croatian: “Tigné Point”
- German: “Dragut Point”
- German: “Punta di Santa Maria”
- German: “Tigné Point”
- Greek: “Ακρωτήριο Ντράγκουτ”
- Greek: “Ακρωτήριο Τινιέ”
- Greek: “Πούντα της Σάντα Μαρία”
- Greek: “Πούντα του Τινιέ”
- Maltese: “Il-Ponta ta‘ Tigné”
- Maltese: “Il-Ponta ta’ Tigné”
- Polish: “Tigné Point”
- Russian: “Тинье Пойнт”
- Swedish: “Tigne Point”
Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Dragut Point and Il Fortizza ta’ Tigne.
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