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Birkirkara Tower
Torri ta' Birkirkara
Birkirkara, Malta
View of Birkirkara Tower
Coordinates35°54′4.1″N 14°28′1.8″E / 35.901139°N 14.467167°E / 35.901139; 14.467167
TypeTower
Site information
OwnerPrivate
Open to
the public
No
ConditionIntact
Site history
Builtc. 16th century
MaterialsLimestone

The Birkirkara Tower (Maltese: Torri ta' Birkirkara), also known as Għar il-Ġobon Tower (Maltese: Torri ta' Għar il-Ġobon),[1] is a tower in Birkirkara, Malta. Its date of construction is not known, but it is believed to date back to around the mid or late 16th century.

  1. ^ Guillaumier, Alfie (2002). Bliet u Rħula Maltin, Second Volume (in Maltese). Klabb Kotba Maltin. p. 85. ISBN 99932-39-16-X.

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