Fort Verdala
Fort Verdala, also known as Verdala Barracks, is a fortified barracks in Cospicua, Malta. It was built by the British in the 1850s within part of the bastions of the 17th century Santa Margherita Lines.Photo: Continentaleurope, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Collegiate Church of the Immaculate Conception and Ħal Saflieni Hypogeum.
Collegiate Church of the Immaculate Conception
Church
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The Collegiate Church of the Immaculate Conception is a Roman Catholic parish church located in Cospicua, Malta. Collegiate Church of the Immaculate Conception is situated 290 metres west of Fort Verdala.
Ħal Saflieni Hypogeum
Museum
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The Hypogeum of Ħal Saflieni is a Neolithic subterranean structure dating to the Saflieni phase in Maltese prehistory, located in Paola, Malta. It is often simply referred to as the Hypogeum, literally meaning "underground" in Greek. Ħal Saflieni Hypogeum is situated 2 km southwest of Fort Verdala.
Malta Maritime Museum
Museum
The Malta Maritime Museum is a maritime museum in Birgu, Malta. It is housed in the former Royal Naval Bakery, which was built in the 1840s as the main bakery for the Mediterranean Fleet. Malta Maritime Museum is situated 1 km north of Fort Verdala.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Cospicua and St.Helens Gate.
Cospicua
Town
Photo: SpectreOfMalta, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Cospicua or Bormla is a double-fortified harbour city in the Port Region of Malta. It served as the principal port of Phoenician Malta and, through Greek, Latin, and Arabic, may have given its name to the island and country.
St.Helens Gate
Locality
Photo: Continentaleurope, CC BY-SA 4.0.
St. Helen's Gate, also known as Porta dei Mortari, is the main gate of the Santa Margherita Lines, located in Cospicua, Malta. It was built in the Baroque style in 1736 to designs of Charles François de Mondion, during the magistracy of Grand Master António Manoel de Vilhena.
Cottonera
Photo: Dirk.heldmaier, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Cottonera is a group of three adjacent cities in Malta with a population of about 11,000 : Cospicua, Vittoriosa and Senglea. They are collectively also known as the Three Cities.
Fort Verdala
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: fort in Cospicua, Malta
- Categories: fort, tourism, and historic site
- Location: Bormla, Malta, Europe
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Latitude
35.8808° or 35° 52′ 51″ northLongitude
14.52408° or 14° 31′ 27″ eastOpen location code
8F7PVGJF+8JOpenStreetMap ID
way 548755011OpenStreetMap feature
historic=fortOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionWikidata ID
Q20203047
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In Other Languages
From Egyptian Arabic to Polish—“Fort Verdala” goes by many names.
- Egyptian Arabic: “حصن فيردالا”
- Polish: “Fort Verdala”
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