Malta · 19th century
Fort Binġemma (formerly written as Fort Bin Jema or Fort Bengemma, Maltese: Il-Fortizza ta' Binġemma) is a polygonal fort in the limits of Rabat, Malta. It was built between 1875 and 1878 by the British as part of the Victoria Lines. The fort was illegally occupied by the Buttigieg family from 2009 till 2025, who occasionally used it as a restaurant. In 2025 the family was evicted. It is set on a hill of around 180m (590 feet) above sea level. Before the building of the fort, there was a Roman village on the site.
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Fort Binġemma ranks #6,115 of 9,079 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #31 of the 39 mapped in Malta. Founded 1875, it is older than 5% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 717 atlas entries founded in the 19th century. 38 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. See how Malta compares in the castle statistics.
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