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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 include Żonqor Battery and Briconet Redoubt.

Fort
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is an artillery battery in , , standing on high ground overlooking Marsaskala Bay. It is a polygonal fort and was built by the British from 1882 to 1886. is situated 1¼ km south of Fort Leonardo.

Fort
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, also known as Marsaskala Redoubt or the Vendôme Entrenchment, is a redoubt in , . It was built in 1715 by the Order of Saint John as one of a series of coastal fortifications around the Maltese Islands. is situated 1½ km south of Fort Leonardo.

Park
Sant'Antnin Family Park is a large and playground complex 1.51 kilometres west of the town of , located on the eastern edge of the of . is situated 2 km south of Fort Leonardo.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Xgħajra and Marsaskala.

Village
Photo: Sudika, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a small village in the Port Region of . It is located on the coast, about halfway between and . Its local football club is known as the Tornadoes F.C.

Town
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, also known as Wied il-Għajn or Marsascala is a seaside town in the of . Originally a fishing village, it has grown into a tourist destination and a permanent hometown for an ever-growing population.

Village
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is a village in the Port Region of Malta, with a population of 3,014 as of March 2014. The name is derived from the Latin word for lime, and it is believed that there was a lime kiln present there since Roman times. 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”

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Highlights include Inwadar National Park and Saint Nicholas.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Fort Leonardo”. Photo: Shoka, CC BY-SA 3.0.