Victoria Lines
The Victoria Lines, originally known as the North West Front, are a line of fortifications that spans 12 kilometres along the width of Malta, dividing the north of the island from the more heavily populated south.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Fort
- Description: line of fortifications in Malta
- Also known as: “Great Wall of Malta” and “Victoria Lines, Malta”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Ta‘ Bistra Catacombs and Tarġa Battery.
Ta‘ Bistra Catacombs
Archaeological site
Photo: JamieMcCarthy, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Ta‘ Bistra Catacombs is an archaeological site, which is situated 310 metres south of Victoria Lines.
Tarġa Battery
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Tarġa Battery is an artillery battery on the boundary between St. Paul's Bay and Mosta, Malta. It was built in 1887 by the British as part of the Victoria Lines. Tarġa Battery is situated 620 metres west of Victoria Lines.
Basilica of Saint Mary
Church
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The Sanctuary Basilica of the Assumption of Our Lady, commonly known as the Rotunda of Mosta or the Mosta Dome, is a Roman Catholic parish church and basilica in Mosta, Malta, dedicated to the Assumption of Mary. Basilica of Saint Mary is situated 1¼ km southeast of Victoria Lines.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Burmarrad and Naxxar.
Burmarrad
Hamlet
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Burmarrad is a hamlet in St. Paul's Bay, Malta. The main heritage site is the San Pawl Milqi zone, where there is a chapel dedicated to St. Paul, built on the remains of a Roman temple dedicated to Apollo, and according to tradition the remains of the home of St.
Naxxar
Town
Photo: Zairon, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Naxxar is a town and local council in the Northern Region of Malta. The population in March 2014 was 14,891. The Naxxar Church is dedicated to Our Lady of Victories. Naxxar is situated 2½ km east of Victoria Lines.
Ta’ Qali
Hamlet
Photo: Sudika, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Ta' Qali is a wide open space in the limits of Attard and Mosta in central and northern Malta respectively, which contains the national football stadium, the Malta Fairs & Conventions Centre, Ta' Qali National Park, a crafts village, and a national vegetable market which is locally known as the Pitkalija. Ta’ Qali is situated 3 km south of Victoria Lines.
Victoria Lines
- Categories: fortification, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Mosta, Malta Island, Malta, Europe
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Turkish—“Victoria Lines” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Victoria Lines”
- Egyptian Arabic: “خطوط فيكتوريا”
- Esperanto: “Victoria Lines”
- French: “lignes de Victoria”
- French: “Lignes de Victoria”
- German: “Victoria Lines”
- Hungarian: “Victoria Lines”
- Italian: “Victoria Lines”
- Japanese: “ヴィクトリア線”
- Maltese: “Victoria Lines”
- Persian: “خطوط ویکتوریا”
- Polish: “Victoria Lines”
- Spanish: “Líneas Victoria”
- Turkish: “Victoria Hattı (Malta)”
- Turkish: “Victoria Hattı”
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Localities in the Area
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