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Ta' Ġawhar Tower
35.8327° N, 14.4995° E
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Ta' Ġawhar Tower is a round Punic-Roman tower in the village of Safi, Malta. The tower is the best preserved of the six Punic-Roman towers in Malta at approximately seven wall courses high. The tower was probably built at the time of the Punic Wars, although it continued in use during the Roman period before its destruction in the 3rd century AD.
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Likely construction
3rd–2nd centuries BC
Coin minted in Malta
35 BC
Destruction of the tower
3rd century AD
Coin of Claudius II Gothicus
3rd century AD
Excavation by David Trump
1960s
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