Fort Campbell
Fort Campbell, also known locally as Il-Fortizza ta' Selmun, is a former fort in Mellieħa, Malta. It was built by the British during 1937 and 1938. It is notable as the most important fortification north of the Victoria Lines, and the last major fortification to be built in Malta.Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include St Paul’s Island and Mistra Battery.
St Paul’s Island
Islet
Photo: Jeffrey Sciberras, CC BY 3.0.
St Paul's Island, also known as Selmunett, is a small island off Selmun, Mellieħa near the north of the island of Malta. St Paul's Island is sometimes split into two islands by a shallow strait, and it is therefore sometimes referred to in the plural as St Paul's Islands.
Mistra Battery
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Mistra Battery, formerly also known as Despirasse Battery, is an artillery battery in Mistra Bay, Mellieħa, Malta. 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. Mistra Battery is situated 650 metres southeast of Fort Campbell.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Xemxija and San Pawl il-Bahar.
Xemxija
Village
Photo: Felix Koenig, CC BY 3.0.
Xemxija is a suburb in the western part of St. Paul's Bay in the Northern Region of Malta. It is surrounded by countryside and contains two bays, the titular Xemxija Bay and Mistra Bay, located just north of the parish church.
San Pawl il-Bahar
Town
Photo: Yarah, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Saint Paul's Bay is a town located on the northeast coast of Malta in the Northern Region. It is a major residential and commercial area and a centre for shopping, bars, dining, and café life.
Buġibba
Photo: Berthold Werner, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Buġibba 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 Burmarrad to the south, Qawra to the east and St. Paul's Bay to the east.
Fort Campbell
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: former fort in Malta
- Categories: fort, tourism, ruins, and historic site
- Location: Mellieħa, Malta Island, Malta, Europe
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Latitude
35.96326° or 35° 57′ 48″ northLongitude
14.39092° or 14° 23′ 27″ eastOpen location code
8F7PX97R+89OpenStreetMap ID
node 204936967OpenStreetMap feature
historic=ruinsOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionWikidata ID
Q19688283
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In Other Languages
From Egyptian Arabic to Polish—“Fort Campbell” goes by many names.
- Egyptian Arabic: “حصن كامبل”
- Maltese: “Forti Campbell”
- Maltese: “Fortizza ta‘ Campbell”
- Polish: “Fort Campbell”
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