Fort Madalena
Fort Madalena, also known as Fort Madliena, is a polygonal fort in Madliena, in the limits of Swieqi, Malta. It was built between 1878 and 1880 by the British as part of the Victoria Lines.Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Madliena Tower and Mediterraneo Marine Park.
Madliena Tower
Castle
Photo: Joseph.j.zarb, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Madliena Tower, originally known as Torre della Paulina, is a small watchtower in Madliena, limits of Pembroke, Malta. It was completed in 1658 as the fourth of the De Redin towers. Madliena Tower is situated 1¼ km northeast of Fort Madalena.
Mediterraneo Marine Park
Photo: Erik1980, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Mediterraneo Marine Park is situated 1 km north of Fort Madalena.
Saint Bartholomew Parish Church
Church
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The Church of St Bartholomew is a Roman Catholic Parish church in the village of Għargħur, Malta. Saint Bartholomew Parish Church is situated 1 km southwest of Fort Madalena.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Baħar iċ-Ċagħaq and Swieqi.
Baħar iċ-Ċagħaq
Village
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Baħar iċ-Ċagħaq is an urban village in Malta situated between the limits of Madliena, Magħtab, Għargħur and Pembroke. The area is situated at the mouth of the island's longest valley called 'Wied il-Kbir'.
Swieqi
Town
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Swieqi is a town in the Eastern Region of Malta. It is a residential area just 15 minutes by bus from Sliema and within walking distance of Malta's nightlife and entertainment centres, Paceville and St.
Hal Gharghur
Village
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Għargħur is a village in the Eastern Region of Malta. It is situated on a hilltop between two valleys, and has a population of 2,768, as of March 2014.
Fort Madalena
- Type: Barracks
- Also known as: “Il-Fortizza tal-Madliena” and “Saint John Rescue Corps”
- Categories: fort, non-governmental organization, office, historic site, military installation, residential building, and building
- Location: Is-Swieqi, Malta, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
35.93093° or 35° 55′ 51″ northLongitude
14.46181° or 14° 27′ 43″ eastOpen location code
8F7PWFJ6+9POpenStreetMap ID
way 59342418OpenStreetMap feature
historic=fortOpenStreetMap feature
landuse=militaryOpenStreetMap feature
military=barracksOpenStreetMap feature
office=ngoWikidata ID
Q19348148
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In Other Languages
From Egyptian Arabic to Spanish—“Fort Madalena” goes by many names.
- Egyptian Arabic: “حصن مادالينا”
- French: “fort Madliena”
- French: “Fort Madliena”
- Maltese: “Fortizza ta‘ Madalena”
- Maltese: “Fortizza ta’ Madalena”
- Persian: “قلعه مادالنا”
- Polish: “Fort Madliena”
- Spanish: “Fuerte Madalena”
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