Moorish Castle

The Moorish Castle is the name given to a medieval fortification in comprising various buildings, gates, and fortified walls, with the dominant features being the Tower of Homage and the Gate House.
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  • Type: Neighborhood
  • Description: medieval fortification in Gibraltar
  • Also known as: “Moorish Castle Estate (Qasbah)” and “Tower of Homage”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Landport and Castle Batteries.

City gate
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The is a gate into the territory of . It was originally the only entrance to the fortification from the land and so was heavily fortified and guarded.

Fort
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are a series of artillery batteries that are part of the Northern Defences of the British Overseas Territory of . The batteries descend from the to end at the sixth and seven batteries which are known as Crutchett's Batteries.

Synagogue
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The of Gibraltar, also known as Kahal Kadosh Sha'ar HaShamayim, is an Orthodox Jewish congregation and synagogue, located in the British overseas territory of .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ocean Village and Coaling Island.

Neighborhood
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is a mixed-use marina, residential, business, and leisure development in , in the North end of the Iberian peninsula. The project features 316 residential apartments, over 250 marina berths and extensive business accommodation.

Locality
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is an area of reclaimed land in the British Overseas Territory of . It is located at the centre of the western end of Gibraltar Harbour as one of its industrial zones.

Hamlet
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Catalan Bay is a bay and fishing in , on the eastern side of away from Westside.

Moorish Castle

Latitude
36.14376° or 36° 8′ 38″ north
Longitude
-5.35112° or 5° 21′ 4″ west
Open location code
8C8P4JVX+GH
Open­Street­Map ID
node 8958397552
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­neighbourhood
Wiki­data ID
Q249047
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Vietnamese—“Moorish Castle” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “القلعة الحرة”
  • Basque: “Gaztelu moriskoa”
  • Basque: “Mairuen Gaztelua”
  • Bengali: “মুরিশ দুর্গ”
  • Cebuano: “Moorish Castle”
  • Chinese: “摩爾人城堡”
  • Dutch: “Moorish Castle”
  • Esperanto: “Maŭra Kastelo”
  • Finnish: “Moorish Castle”
  • French: “château maure”
  • French: “Château maure”
  • Hebrew: “הטירה המורית”
  • Hindi: “मूरिश किला”
  • Hungarian: “Mór vár”
  • Indonesian: “Moorish Castle”
  • Italian: “Castello moresco”
  • Japanese: “ムーア城”
  • Latvian: “Mauru pils”
  • Panjabi: “ਮੂਰਿਸ਼ ਕਿਲ੍ਹਾ”
  • Panjabi: “ਮੂਰੀਸ਼ ਕਿਲ੍ਹਾ”
  • Polish: “Moorish Castle”
  • Russian: “Мавританский замок”
  • Spanish: “Castillo de los Moros”
  • Spanish: “castillo morisco de Gibraltar”
  • Spanish: “Castillo Morisco”
  • Spanish: “Moorish Castle”
  • Swedish: “Moorish Castle”
  • Turkish: “Moorish Kalesi”
  • Ukrainian: “Мавританський замок”
  • Vietnamese: “Lâu đài Moorish”

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Notable Places Nearby

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