Landport

The Landport is a gate into the territory of . It was originally the only entrance to the fortification from the land and so was heavily fortified and guarded.
Wikipedia
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  • Type: City gate
  • Description: Tunnel in Gibraltar
  • Also known as: “Landport Gate”, “Landport Gate (Gibraltar)”, “Landport Gate, Gibraltar”, and “Landport Tunnel”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Couvreport Battery and Castle Batteries.

Fort
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is an artillery battery in the British Overseas Territory of .

Fort
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are a series of artillery batteries that are part of the Northern Defences of the British Overseas Territory of . The batteries descend from the to end at the sixth and seven batteries which are known as Crutchett's Batteries.

Photo: Clare Wilkinson, CC BY 2.0.
is the larger of the two main within the city centre of . The square takes its name from the British-built Grand Casemates, a casemate and bombproof barracks at the northern end of the square completed in 1817. is situated 110 metres west of Landport.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Moorish Castle and Ocean Village.

Neighborhood
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The is the name given to a medieval fortification in comprising various buildings, gates, and fortified walls, with the dominant features being the Tower of Homage and the Gate House.

Neighborhood
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is a mixed-use marina, residential, business, and leisure development in , in the North end of the Iberian peninsula. The project features 316 residential apartments, over 250 marina berths and extensive business accommodation.

Locality
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is an area of reclaimed land in the British Overseas Territory of . It is located at the centre of the western end of Gibraltar Harbour as one of its industrial zones.

Landport

Latitude
36.14515° or 36° 8′ 43″ north
Longitude
-5.35147° or 5° 21′ 5″ west
Open location code
8C8P4JWX+3C
Open­Street­Map ID
way 951660527
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­city_gate
Wiki­data ID
Q26655
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Spanish—“Landport” goes by many names.
  • Dutch: “Landport”
  • French: “Landport”
  • German: “Landport”
  • Hindi: “लैंडपोर्ट”
  • Indonesian: “Landport Tunnel”
  • Indonesian: “Landport”
  • Italian: “Landport Tunnel”
  • Portuguese: “Landport Tunnel”
  • Sinhala: “ලෑන්ඩ්පෝර්ට්”
  • Spanish: “Tunel de Landport”
  • Spanish: “Túnel de Landport”

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Highlights include Granada Gate and Grand Casemates.

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