Sciuta Tower

Sciuta Tower, also known as Sciutu Tower or Wied iż-Żurrieq Tower, is a small watchtower in , . It was completed in 1638 as the fifth of the Lascaris towers. The tower was restored by Din l-Art Ħelwa.
Wikipedia
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  • Type: Tower
  • Description: small watchtower
  • Also known as: “Qrendi Tower”, “Wied iz-Zurrieq Tower”, “Wied iż-Żurrieq Tower”, and “Xutu Tower”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Blue Grotto and Mnajdra.

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The refers to a number of sea caverns on the south east coast of , a short distance from the fishing harbour limits of Wied iż-Żurrieq, Malta. is situated 340 metres northeast of Sciuta Tower.

Photo: Hamelin de Guettelet, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a megalithic temple complex found on the southern coast of the Mediterranean island of . is approximately 497 metres from the megalithic complex. is situated 2 km northwest of Sciuta Tower.

Valley
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Places in the Area

Nearby places include Maqluba and Qrendi.

Locality
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Il-Maqluba is a with a surface area of around 4,765 square metres situated in the village of in Malta. Il-Maqluba is a Special Area of Conservation – Candidate Site of International Importance and designated as a Tree Protection Area, forming…

Village
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is a village in the Western Region of It is located close to , and . Within its boundaries are the two Neolithic temples of and .

Town
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Żurrieq is a town in the Western Region of . It is one of the oldest towns in the country. Żurrieq is one of the 10 parishes to be documented in 1436 and is dedicated to Saint Catherine.

Sciuta Tower

Latitude
35.81934° or 35° 49′ 10″ north
Longitude
14.45362° or 14° 27′ 13″ east
Inception
1640
Open location code
8F7PRF93+PC
Open­Street­Map ID
way 153838535
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
man_made=­tower
Wiki­data ID
Q11952258
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Spanish—“Sciuta Tower” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: “Ta’Xuta”
  • Catalan: “Torre Sciuta”
  • German: “Sciuta Tower (Torri Ta’Xuta”
  • German: “Sciuta Tower”
  • German: “Sciutu Tower”
  • German: “Torri Sciuto”
  • German: “Torri ta‘ Xuta”
  • German: “Torri ta‘ Xutu”
  • German: “Torri Ta’Wied Iż-Żurrieq)”
  • German: “Wied Iż-Żurrieq Tower”
  • Hungarian: “Xutu torony”
  • Italian: “Torre di Crendi”
  • Italian: “Torre di Qrendi”
  • Italian: “Torre Sciuta”
  • Italian: “Torre Wied iz-Zurrieq”
  • Italian: “Torre Wied iż-Żurrieq”
  • Italian: “Torre Xutu”
  • Italian: “Torri ta‘ Wied iż-Żurrieq”
  • Italian: “Torri ta‘ Xuta”
  • Italian: “Torri ta‘ Xutu”
  • Maltese: “Torri ta‘ Wied iż-Żurrieq”
  • Maltese: “Torri ta‘ Xuta”
  • Maltese: “Torri ta‘ Xutu”
  • Maltese: “Torri ta’ Xutu”
  • Polish: “Wieża Sciuta”
  • Spanish: “Torre Sciuta”

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