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Captain's Tower (Torri tal-Kaptan) is a tower in Naxxar, Malta.[1]

Table of Contents

  1. 17 relations: De Redin towers, Gauci Tower, Homing pigeon, Jean Parisot de Valette, Knights Hospitaller, Lascaris towers, Limestone, Machicolation, Malta, Mdina, Naxxar, Rhodes, Times of Malta, Tower, Valletta, Wignacourt towers, 1675–1676 Malta plague epidemic.

  2. 16th-century fortifications
  3. Defunct hospitals in Malta
  4. Fortified towers in Malta
  5. Naxxar
  6. Towers completed in the 16th century

De Redin towers

The De Redin Towers (Torrijiet ta' De Redin) are a series of small coastal watchtowers built in Malta by the Order of Saint John between 1658 and 1659. Captain's Tower and De Redin towers are fortified towers in Malta, Hospitaller fortifications in Malta and Limestone buildings in Malta.

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Gauci Tower

Gauci Tower (Torri Gauci, Torre Gauci) is a tower in Naxxar, Malta. Captain's Tower and Gauci Tower are 16th-century fortifications, fortified towers in Malta, Limestone buildings in Malta, National Inventory of the Cultural Property of the Maltese Islands, Naxxar and towers completed in the 16th century.

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Homing pigeon

The homing pigeon is a variety of domestic pigeon (Columba livia domestica), selectively bred for its ability to find its way home over extremely long distances.

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Jean Parisot de Valette

Fra' Jean "Parisot" de (la) Valette (– 21 August 1568) was a French nobleman and 49th Grand Master of the Order of Malta, from 21 August 1557 to his death in 1568.

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Knights Hospitaller

The Order of Knights of the Hospital of Saint John of Jerusalem (Ordo Fratrum Hospitalis Sancti Ioannis Hierosolymitani), commonly known as the Knights Hospitaller, is a Catholic military order.

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Lascaris towers

The Lascaris Towers (Torrijiet ta' Lascaris) are a series of mostly small coastal watchtowers built in Malta by the Order of Saint John between 1637 and 1652. Captain's Tower and Lascaris towers are fortified towers in Malta, Hospitaller fortifications in Malta and Limestone buildings in Malta.

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Limestone

Limestone (calcium carbonate) is a type of carbonate sedimentary rock which is the main source of the material lime.

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Machicolation

A machicolation (mâchicoulis) is a floor opening between the supporting corbels of a battlement, through which stones or other material, such as boiling water, hot sand, quicklime or boiling cooking oil, could be dropped on attackers at the base of a defensive wall.

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Malta

Malta, officially the Republic of Malta, is an island country in Southern Europe located in the Mediterranean Sea.

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Mdina

Mdina (L-Imdina), also known by its Italian epithets italics ("Old City") and italics ("Notable City"), is a fortified city in the Northern Region of Malta which served as the island's capital from antiquity to the medieval period.

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Naxxar

Naxxar (In-Naxxar) is a town and local council in the Northern Region of Malta.

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Rhodes

Rhodes (translit) is the largest of the Dodecanese islands of Greece and is their historical capital; it is the ninth largest island in the Mediterranean Sea.

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Times of Malta

The Times of Malta is an English-language daily newspaper in Malta.

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Tower

A tower is a tall structure, taller than it is wide, often by a significant factor.

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Valletta

Valletta (il-Belt Valletta) is the capital city of Malta and one of its 68 council areas.

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Wignacourt towers

The Wignacourt towers (Torrijiet ta' Wignacourt) are a series of large coastal watchtowers built in Malta by the Order of Saint John between 1610 and 1620. Captain's Tower and Wignacourt towers are fortified towers in Malta, Hospitaller fortifications in Malta and Limestone buildings in Malta.

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1675–1676 Malta plague epidemic

The 1675–1676 Malta plague epidemic was a major outbreak of plague (pesta) on the island of Malta, then ruled by the Order of St John.

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See also

16th-century fortifications

Defunct hospitals in Malta

Fortified towers in Malta

Naxxar

Towers completed in the 16th century

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Captain's_Tower