Fortress
Fort Binġemma
🇲🇹 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 #5,138 of 7,044 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #18 of the 19 mapped in Malta. Founded 1875, it is older than 6% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 496 atlas entries founded in the 19th century. See how Malta compares in the castle statistics.
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Where is Fort Binġemma?
Fort Binġemma stands in Malta, at 35.90344°, 14.36256°.
When was Fort Binġemma built?
The atlas dates its founding to 1875. Earlier structures may have stood on the site; this is the earliest documented founding year.
How famous is Fort Binġemma?
In this atlas's fame ranking: #5,138 of 7,044 worldwide, and #18 in Malta. Fame here combines how many Wikipedia language editions cover a landmark with how many people read them.
What is the nearest castle to Fort Binġemma?
Palazzo Vilhena, about 4 km away.
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