Dwejra Tower

Dwejra Tower is a small watchtower in Dwejra Bay, , which is on the island of in . It was completed in 1652, and is part of the Lascaris towers.
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  • Type: Tower
  • Description: Lascaris tower in Malta
  • Also known as: “It-Torri tad-Dwejra”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Fungus Rock and Azure Window.

Islet
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, sometimes known as Mushroom Rock, and among the Maltese as Il-Ġebla tal-Ġeneral, is a small islet in the form of a 60-metre-high massive lump of limestone at the entrance to an almost circular black lagoon in Dwejra, on the coast of , itself an island in the .

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The , also known as the Dwejra Window, was a 28-metre-tall natural arch on the island of , located just off the shores of . The limestone feature, which was in Dwejra Bay close to the and , was one of the island's major tourist attractions until it collapsed in stormy weather on 8 March 2017. is situated 570 metres northwest of Dwejra Tower.

Lagoon
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The , sometimes called Il-Qawra in Maltese and also known as Dwejra, is a lagoon of seawater on the island of linked to the Mediterranean Sea through an opening formed by a narrow natural arch.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Saint Lawrence and Gharb.

Village
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San Lawrenz is an administrative unit of , on the island of . Its name is derived from Lawrence of Rome who is the patron saint for the locality.

Village
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Għarb is an administrative unit of , located at the westernmost point of the island of , with a population of 1,549 people.

Hamlet
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Santa Luċija is a hamlet in , in Island, . The hamlet takes its name from the church situated in the middle of the hamlet. The original chapel dedicated to St Lucy was recorded by inquisitor Pietro Dusina in 1575 during his apostolic visitation.

Dwejra Tower

Latitude
36.04948° or 36° 2′ 58″ north
Longitude
14.19201° or 14° 11′ 31″ east
Inception
1640
Open location code
8F8P25XR+QR
Open­Street­Map ID
way 46929465
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
man_made=­tower
Wiki­data ID
Q19401632
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Albanian to Uzbek—“Dwejra Tower” goes by many names.
  • Albanian: “Kulla Dwejra”
  • Arabic: “برج الدويرة”
  • Arabic: “بُرْجُ الدُّوَيْرَةِ”
  • Azerbaijani: “Dveyra qülləsi”
  • Bashkir: “Двейр башняһы”
  • Erzya: “Двейрэнь кевкостёр”
  • French: “tour de Dwejra”
  • French: “Tour de Dwejra”
  • Georgian: “დვერას კოშკი”
  • German: “Dwejra Tower (Torri Tad-Dwejra)”
  • German: “Dwejra Tower”
  • German: “Dwejra-Turm”
  • Greek: “Πύργος Ντουέρχα”
  • Hungarian: “Dwejra torony”
  • Italian: “torre di Dwejra”
  • Italian: “Torre di Dwejra”
  • Latvian: “Dveiras tornis”
  • Macedonian: “Кулата Двејра”
  • Maltese: “Torri tad-Dwejra”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Dwejra”
  • Norwegian: “Dwejra”
  • Persian: “برج دویرا”
  • Polish: “Wieża Dwejra”
  • Russian: “Башня Двейра”
  • Slovenian: “Dwejra”
  • Slovenian: “Stolp Dwejra”
  • Spanish: “Torre de Dwejra”
  • Tatar: “Двейра манарасы”
  • Turkish: “Dwejra Kulesi”
  • Ukrainian: “Вежа Двейра”
  • Uzbek: “Dwejra minorasi”

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Highlights include Dwejra Divers and Little Bear & Big Bear (Dive Site).

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