Knisja ta‘ Santa Barbara
Knisja ta‘ Santa Barbara is a church in Il-Kalkara, Malta. Knisja ta‘ Santa Barbara is situated nearby to the monastery Kunvent tal-Kappuċċini, as well as near the shipyard Ħolma.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Fort San Salvatore and Kalkara Naval Cemetery.
Fort San Salvatore
Fort
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Fort San Salvatore, also known as Fort Salvatore, is a retrenched fort in Birgu, Malta. It was built in 1724 on one of the bastions of the Cottonera Lines. Fort San Salvatore is situated 440 metres west of Knisja ta‘ Santa Barbara.
Kalkara Naval Cemetery
Cemetery
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The Kalkara Naval Cemetery is a cemetery in Kalkara in the South Eastern Region of Malta. The main entrance to the cemetery is at the junction of Triq Santu Rokku and Triq San Leonardu. Kalkara Naval Cemetery is situated 330 metres northeast of Knisja ta‘ Santa Barbara.
Fort Ricasoli
Castle
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Fort Ricasoli is a bastioned fort in Kalkara, Malta, which was built by the Order of Saint John between 1670 and 1698. The fort occupies a promontory known as Gallows' Point and the north shore of Rinella Bay, commanding the entrance to the Grand Harbour along with Fort Saint Elmo. Fort Ricasoli is situated 1¼ km northwest of Knisja ta‘ Santa Barbara.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kalkara and Birgu.
Kalkara
Village
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Kalkara 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.
Birgu
Town
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Birgu, also known by its title Città Vittoriosa, is an old fortified city on the south side of the Grand Harbour in the Port Region of Malta. The city occupies a promontory of land with Fort Saint Angelo at its head and the city of Cospicua at its base.
Cospicua
Town
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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.
Knisja ta‘ Santa Barbara
- Type: Church
- Denomination: Roman Catholic
- Categories: building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Il-Kalkara, Malta, Europe
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Latitude
35.88572° or 35° 53′ 9″ northLongitude
14.53331° or 14° 31′ 60″ eastInception
1743Open location code
8F7PVGPM+78OpenStreetMap ID
way 907341991OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=roman_catholic
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