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Spend an afternoon exploring Victoria’s imposing citadel, then head for a hike along Gozo’s beautiful coastline, taking in the iconic watchtowers in Dwerja and Xlendi.
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AFAR Media, 28 Aug. 2025
Meanwhile, Vishnu heads to a watchtower and Sukhbir sets off in a boat with a backup plan if the others fail to detonate the explosives from inside.
—Time, 13 Aug. 2025
The old fortress model, with its walls, moats and watchtowers, is dead.
—Maman Ibrahim, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2025
Through the centuries, the watchtowers evolved into self-sufficient villages that grew crops, raised sheep and housed farmers.
—Aileen Weintraub, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 July 2025
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AFAR Media, 28 Aug. 2025
Meanwhile, Vishnu heads to a watchtower and Sukhbir sets off in a boat with a backup plan if the others fail to detonate the explosives from inside.
—Time, 13 Aug. 2025
The old fortress model, with its walls, moats and watchtowers, is dead.
—Maman Ibrahim, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2025
Through the centuries, the watchtowers evolved into self-sufficient villages that grew crops, raised sheep and housed farmers.
—Aileen Weintraub, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 July 2025
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“Watchtower.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/watchtower. Accessed 12 Sep. 2025.
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watchtower
noun
watch·tow·er
ˈwäch-ˌtau̇(-ə)r 
ˈwȯch-
: a tower for a lookout
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