Ximenes Redoubt
Ximenes Redoubt is a redoubt in Salina Bay, Naxxar, Malta. It was built by the Order of Saint John in 1715-1716 as one of a series of coastal fortifications around the Maltese Islands, and was originally called Salina Right Redoubt.Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Building
- Description: 18th-century fort in Naxxar, Malta
- Also known as: “Salina Right Redoubt”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Malta National Aquarium and Kennedy Grove.
Malta National Aquarium
Public aquarium
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Malta National Aquarium is the largest aquarium in Malta. It is located in Qawra, in the northern part of the island of Malta, and it hosts more than 175 different species of various animals, including fish, mollusca, reptiles and insects. Malta National Aquarium is situated 1¼ km north of Ximenes Redoubt.
Tal-Qadi Temple
Archaeological site
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The Tal-Qadi Temple is a megalithic temple in Salina, limits of Naxxar, Malta. It is in a very bad state of preservation, with only the temple's general outline still visible. Tal-Qadi Temple is situated 1¼ km south of Ximenes Redoubt.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Qawra and Buġibba.
Qawra
Photo: Sudika, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Qawra 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 Buġibba directly to the south-west and Naxxar to the south-east on the other side of the bay.
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.
Burmarrad
Hamlet
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Burmarrad is a hamlet in St. Paul's Bay, Malta. The main heritage site is the San Pawl Milqi zone, where there is a chapel dedicated to St. Paul, built on the remains of a Roman temple dedicated to Apollo, and according to tradition the remains of the home of St.
Ximenes Redoubt
- Category: redoubt
- Location: Saint Paul’s Bay, Malta, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
35.94787° or 35° 56′ 52″ northLongitude
14.42576° or 14° 25′ 33″ eastOpen location code
8F7PWCXG+48OpenStreetMap ID
way 406046882OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesWikidata ID
Q20667116
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In Other Languages
From Belarusian to Polish—“Ximenes Redoubt” goes by many names.
- Belarusian: “рэдут Хімэнэс”
- Maltese: “Ridott ta‘ Ximenes”
- Polish: “Reduta Ximenes”
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Highlights include Salinas and Salina Nature Park.
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