Pinto Battery

Pinto Battery, also known as Għżira Battery or Kechakara Battery, is a former artillery battery in , . It was built by the Order of Saint John in 1715 and 1716 as one of a series of coastal fortifications around the coasts of the Maltese Islands.
Wikipedia
Continentaleurope, CC BY-SA 3.0.
  • Building
  • …lies at an elevation of 9 metres (30 feet)
  • …is also known as “Għzira Battery”
  • Description: artillery battery in Malta

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Malta Island and Għar Dalam.
Csaba Bajkó, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Malta is an in Southern Europe.
Jean-Christophe BENOIST, CC BY 2.5.
is a 144-metre long phreatic tube and cave… is situated 1¼ km northwest of Pinto Battery.
Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
St George's Chapel or the Church of St George the… is situated 540 metres northwest of Pinto Battery.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Birżebbuġa and Southern Harbor of Malta.
Alecastorina93, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a seaside town in the of , close to .
Tony Hisgett, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Southern Harbour of extends around the…
Felix Koenig, CC BY 3.0.
is a small, traditional fishing village in the of .

Pinto Battery

This page is based on OpenStreetMap, GeoNames, Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons, and Wikipedia.
We’d love your help improving our open data sources. Thank you for contributing.
Latitude
35.8267° or 35° 49′ 36″ north
Longitude
14.53284° or 14° 31′ 58″ east
Open location code
8F7PRGGM+M4
Open­Street­Map ID
way 406046378
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Geo­Names ID
2562662
Wiki­data ID
Q20908725

Satellite Map

Discover this place from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
© Stadia Maps, Airbus DS, CNES, PlanetObserver, and Copernicus

In Other Languages

From Maltese to Polish—“Pinto Battery” goes by many names.
  • Maltese: “Batterija ta‘ Għzira”
  • Maltese: “Batterija ta’ Għzira”
  • Maltese: “Batterija ta‘ Pinto”
  • Polish: “Bateria Pinto”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Il-Qajjenza and Tad-Debbra.

Nearby Places

Explore places such as Cold War Memorial and Birżebbuġa - Sabiħa.

Malta: Highlights

Learn more about Valletta and Mdina.

Curious Places to Discover

Uncover intriguing places from every corner of the globe.