Fort Mellieħa or Mellieħa Fort ( mt, Il-Fortizza tal-Mellieħa), also known as ''Il-Fortizza tas-Salib'' (meaning ''Fort of the Cross''), is a

World War II World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposin ...

-era fort in

Mellieħa Mellieħa ( mt, il-Mellieħa ) is a large village in the Northern Region of Malta. It has a population of 10,087 as of March 2014. Mellieħa is also a tourist resort, popular for its sandy beaches and natural environment. Etymology The name ''M ...

Malta Malta ( , , ), officially the Republic of Malta ( mt, Repubblika ta' Malta ), is an island country in the Mediterranean Sea. It consists of an archipelago, between Italy and Libya, and is often considered a part of Southern Europe. It lies ...

. It was built by the British on top of Mellieħa Hill, to serve as a civil defence depot and an observation post. The structure is lightly

fortified A fortification is a military construction or building designed for the defense of territories in warfare, and is also used to establish rule in a region during peacetime. The term is derived from Latin ''fortis'' ("strong") and ''facere'' ...

by a perimeter wall. The fort is now surrounded by residential buildings. On December 28 1991, the Lands Department leased it to the Mellieħa Scout Group, who restored the building, and now use it as their

headquarters Headquarters (commonly referred to as HQ) denotes the location where most, if not all, of the important functions of an organization are coordinated. In the United States, the corporate headquarters represents the entity at the center or the to ...

. It is the largest scouts headquarters in Malta, and it includes kitchens, dormitories, a campsite and underground shelters.

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