Ta’ Ġawhar Tower

Ta' Ġawhar Tower is a round Punic-Roman tower in the village of , . The tower is the best preserved of the six Punic-Roman towers in Malta at approximately seven wall courses high.
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  • Type: Ruins
  • Description: tower
  • Also known as: “Ta‘ Ġawhar Tower”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Malta Island and Għar Dalam.

Photo: Csaba Bajkó, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Malta is an in Southern Europe. It is the largest and most populous of the three major islands that constitute the Maltese Archipelago and the country of .

Cave
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is a 144-metre long phreatic tube and cave, located in the outskirts of , Malta. The cave contains the bones of animals that lived on Malta during the Pleistocene and Holocene epochs. is situated 2½ km east of Ta’ Ġawhar Tower.

Photo: Tfarr, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The at , is one of the windmills constructed by the Order of St. John in the villages and towns of Malta. It was built in the 18th century and is presently one of the most preserved windmills in Malta. is situated 1½ km west of Ta’ Ġawhar Tower.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Safi and Kirkop.

Village
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is a in the Western Region of , bordering and . It has a population of 2,126 people as of March 2014. The formation of the village, as known today, goes back to the Punic-Roman period: the Ta' Ġawhar Tower, a round Punic-Roman tower in the village, was probably built at the time of the Punic Wars.

Village
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is a in the Western Region of . Located near the , it has been inhabited since pre-history. The parish church is dedicated to Saint Leonard. The football team of the village is United.

Village
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is a in the of , with a population of 3,148 as of March 2017. The village is located on high grounds, south of the capital .

Ta’ Ġawhar Tower

Latitude
35.83279° or 35° 49′ 58″ north
Longitude
14.4995° or 14° 29′ 58″ east
Open location code
8F7PRFMX+4R
Open­Street­Map ID
way 909941707
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­ruins
Wiki­data ID
Q1316697
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Polish—“Ta’ Ġawhar Tower” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “برج الجوهر”
  • German: “Ta’ Ġawhar Tower”
  • Maltese: “Torri ta‘ Ġawhar”
  • Polish: “Wieża Ta’ Ġawhar”

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Highlights include Ta‘ Ġawhar Dog Park and Ġnien Alexander Ball.

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