Mġarr ix-Xini Tower
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title:
Mġarr ix-Xini Tower
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Mġarr ix-Xini Tower is the largest of the coastal watchtowers that the Knights of Malta erected on the island of Gozo. It watches over the entrance to the bay of Mġarr ix-Xini, limits of Għajnsielem, which lies on Gozo's south-west coast. It was completed in 1661, and its design is similar to the De Redin towers that were commissioned by Grand Master Martin de Redin. Wirt Għawdex, a heritage NGO, has restored the tower. It is open to the public. It is one of four surviving coastal watchtowers on
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M%C4%A1arr_ix-Xini_Tower
date created:
2014-12-30T14:10:46Z
date modified:
2024-09-04T23:29:12Z
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