town, eastern Malta, situated on a headland between Marsamxett (Marsamuscetto) Harbour to the east and St. Julian's Bay to the west. It is a suburb of the capital, Valletta, which it faces southward across the harbour, with Fort Tigné dominating the entrance. A modern residential community with a concentration of hotels and villas, Sliema is the most English part of Malta. St. Julian's Watchtower, a medieval watchtower that was once used to spot corsairs, still stands on the northern Mediterranean seafront. Pop. (1990 est.) 13,541.