Fort Leonardo

Fort Leonardo, also known as Fort San Leonardo or Fort San Anard, is a polygonal fort in , . It was built between 1872 and 1878 by the British between the villages of San Leonardo and Żonqor above the shore east of the .
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  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: polygonal fort in Żabbar, Malta
  • Also known as: “Forti San Leonardu”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Żonqor Battery and Briconet Redoubt.

Fort
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is an artillery battery in … is situated 1¼ km south of Fort Leonardo.

Fort
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, also known as Marsaskala Redoubt… is situated 1½ km south of Fort Leonardo.

Park
Sant'Antnin Family Park is a large and playground… is situated 2 km south of Fort Leonardo.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Xghajra and Marsaskala.

Village
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Xgħajra is a small village in the Port Region of .

Town
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, also known as Wied il-Għajn or Marsascala…

Village
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is a village in the Port Region of Malta, with a population of 3,014 as of March 2014. is situated 3 km northwest of Fort Leonardo.

Fort Leonardo

Latitude
35.87809° or 35° 52′ 41″ north
Longitude
14.55944° or 14° 33′ 34″ east
Open location code
8F7PVHH5+6Q
Open­Street­Map ID
way 903772433
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­fort
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Wiki­data ID
Q2622529
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In Other Languages

From Egyptian Arabic to Polish—“Fort Leonardo” goes by many names.
  • Egyptian Arabic: “حصن ليوناردو”
  • German: “Fort St Leonardo”
  • Maltese: “Fortizza San Leonardu”
  • Maltese: “Il-Fortizza San Leonardu”
  • Polish: “Fort Leonardo”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Inwadar National Park and Dar tal-Barunissa.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Torri ta‘ Triq il-Wiesgħa / Torri Mwieġen and Ta‘ Barkat Sewage Treatment Plant.

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