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Portes des Bombes

Portes des Bombes, originally called Porta dei Cannoni, is an ornamental arched in , . It was built in 1721 as an advanced gate within the faussebraye of the Floriana Lines, and it was enlarged with the construction of a second archway in 1868.
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  • Type: City gate
  • Description: gate in Floriana, Malta
  • Also known as: “Il-Bieb tal-Bombi” and “Porte des Bombes”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Wignacourt Fountain and Sarria Church.

Fountain
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is situated 110 metres north of Portes des Bombes.

Church
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The Church of the Immaculate Conception known also as is a Roman Catholic Rotunda church in , . is situated 220 metres northeast of Portes des Bombes.

Church
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The , also known as the Floriana Parish Church is a Roman Catholic in , , dedicated to Saint Publius. It was constructed at several stages between the 18th and 20th centuries. is situated 320 metres northeast of Portes des Bombes.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Floriana and Floriana Granaries.

Town
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, also known by its title Borgo Vilhena, is a fortified town in the Port Region area of , just outside the capital city . It has a population of 2,205 as of March 2014.

Locality
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is a locality.

Locality
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Hamrun is a town in the of , with a population of 9,244 as of March 2014.

Portes des Bombes

Latitude
35.89045° or 35° 53′ 26″ north
Longitude
14.50211° or 14° 30′ 8″ east
Open location code
8F7PVGR2+5R
Open­Street­Map ID
way 138344533
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­city_gate
Wiki­data ID
Q7231541
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In Other Languages

From Albanian to Uzbek—“Portes des Bombes” goes by many names.
  • Albanian: “Porta e Topave”
  • Dutch: “Portes des Bombes”
  • French: “Porte des Bombes”
  • Georgian: “ბომბების კარიბჭე”
  • Italian: “Porte des Bombes”
  • Maltese: “Portes des Bombes”
  • Polish: “Porte des Bombes”
  • Russian: “Порт де Бомбес”
  • Spanish: “Portes des Bombes”
  • Turkish: “Portes des Bombes”
  • Ukrainian: “Порт де Бомбес”
  • Uzbek: “Port de Bombes”

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Highlights include Planning Authority and Environment Planning Review and Tribunal.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Portes des Bombes”. Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.