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Part of the tower was illegally demolished in 1968, but it was later rebuilt by the Società Dun
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Tal-Wejter Tower was originally a two-story high tower with a high parapet wall at roof level. After being partially dismantled and rebuilt, a ceiling was added to the high wall and it now has three floors.
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The area where the tower is found was known as Għassiewi, meaning guarded place. Till the late 20th century, the community was known as Tal-Wejter. The nearby valley was known as Tal-Wejter Valley.
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It has a square base, with a room on each of the three floors. The upper floor is separated by a moulded string course. Each façade of the tower originally had box
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The tower was built to watch over the inland areas in the surrounding region of
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View of Tal-Wejter Tower, with original dismantled stones at the bottom
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613:"Protection granted to a further 29 buildings and sites"
430:. London The British School at Rome. pp. 183–213.
498:. Malta Information Division. 1978. p. 95, 104.
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540:(in Maltese). Klabb Kotba Maltin. p. 85.
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727:(in Maltese). p. 2. Archived from
722:"Minuti tal-Kunsill Lokali, Birkirkara"
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642:"Mepa schedules a range of properties"
281:Western corner of the tower, with two
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666:"22 Historical properties scheduled"
561:Azzopardi, Silvio (1 October 2008).
1238:Hospitaller fortifications in Malta
679:Engel & Völgels (9 July 2021).
538:Bliet u Rħula Maltin, Second Volume
521:. 23 February 2012. Archived from
179:Torri tal-Wejter - It-Torri Wejter
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332:Perry - Estates Agents Since 1981
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720:Attard, Antoine (8 July 2019).
591:"Birkirkara, Unconverted Tower"
328:"Birkirkara House of Character"
845:Santa Maria delle Grazie Tower
193:. It is also known locally as
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424:Luttrell, Anthony T. (1975).
1233:Limestone buildings in Malta
1205:Builder unknown or uncertain
468:Soċjetà Mużikali Sant'Antnin
536:Guillaumier, Alfie (2002).
265:2 national monument by the
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595:Frank Salt Real Estate Ltd
1223:Fortified towers in Malta
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232:Ramon Perellos y Roccaful
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1079:Other Hospitaller towers
681:"Unique Torri in B'Kara"
405:Micallef, Sarah (2020).
326:Grech, Etienne (2019).
79:35.897167°N 14.467194°E
459:Sammut, A. M. (2014).
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131:Intact but dilapidated
1115:Torre dello Standardo
995:Triq il-Wiesgħa Tower
751:at Wikimedia Commons
567:The Malta Independent
349:Darke, Diana (2020).
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223:Entrance to the tower
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1203:Demolished/destroyed
986:Xrobb l-Għaġin Tower
881:Għajn Tuffieħa Tower
798:Associated with the
654:on 20 November 2015.
625:on 3 September 2014.
574:on 17 December 2015.
470:(in Maltese): 45–47.
411:www.guidememalta.com
209:galleriji tal-misħun
84:35.897167; 14.467194
1170:Santa Cecilia Tower
1100:Mġarr ix-Xini Tower
800:Order of Saint John
384:Parliament of Malta
338:on 21 January 2020.
207:which are known as
201:Boiling Water Tower
196:it-Torri tal-Misħun
191:Order of Saint John
153:Order of Saint John
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967:St. Julian's Tower
915:St. Agatha's Tower
910:St. George's Tower
513:"Tal-Wejter Tower"
386:. 24 November 2009
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105:Site information
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136:Site history
118:Open to
67:35°53′49.8″N
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1141:Gauci Tower
972:Aħrax Tower
900:Qawra Tower
895:Nadur Tower
82: /
70:14°28′1.9″E
58:Coordinates
1228:Birkirkara
1217:Categories
1175:Mamo Tower
1105:Sopu Tower
313:References
244:Birkirkara
199:(English:
183:Birkirkara
35:Birkirkara
784:Historic
685:MaltaPark
446:248868305
269:in 2012.
236:San Ġwann
163:Limestone
159:Materials
128:Condition
390:27 March
301:See also
255:Floriana
285:visible
215:History
175:Maltese
113:Private
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790:Malta
732:(PDF)
725:(PDF)
464:(PDF)
187:Malta
141:Built
110:Owner
99:Tower
39:Malta
618:MEPA
542:ISBN
442:OCLC
432:ISBN
392:2016
357:ISBN
253:and
238:and
144:1710
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