Pinto Battery
Pinto Battery, also known as Għżira Battery or Kechakara Battery, is a former artillery battery in Birżebbuġa, Malta. 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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Building
- Description: artillery battery in Malta
- Also known as: “Għzira Battery”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Malta Island and Għar Dalam.
Malta Island
Photo: Csaba Bajkó, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Malta is an island in Southern Europe. It is the largest and most populous of the three major islands that constitute the Maltese Archipelago and the country of Malta.
Għar Dalam
Cave
Photo: Jean-Christophe BENOIST, CC BY 2.5.
Għar Dalam is a 144-metre long phreatic tube and cave, located in the outskirts of Birżebbuġa, Malta. The cave contains the bones of animals that lived on Malta during the Pleistocene and Holocene epochs. Għar Dalam is situated 1¼ km northwest of Pinto Battery.
Borġ in-Nadur
Archaeological site
Photo: Alecastorina93, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Borġ in-Nadur is an archaeological site located in open fields overlooking St George's Bay, near Birżebbuġa, Malta. It is occupied by a Tarxien phase megalithic temple as well as the remains of a Bronze Age village which includes the earliest fortification in Malta. Borġ in-Nadur is situated 670 metres northwest of Pinto Battery.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Birżebbuġa and Southern Harbor of Malta.
Birżebbuġa
Town
Photo: Alecastorina93, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Birżebbuġa is a seaside town in the Southern Region of Malta, close to Marsaxlokk. It is approximately 13 kilometres from the capital Valletta, and has a population of 9,736 as of March 2014.
Southern Harbor of Malta
Photo: Tony Hisgett, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Southern Harbour of Malta extends around the natural harbour between Valetta and the Three Cities, with numerous settlements, most of them dating back centuries, on rocks and cliffs immediately around the harbour bay, as well as further inland.
Marsaxlokk
Photo: Felix Koenig, CC BY 3.0.
Marsaxlokk is a small, traditional fishing village in the Southern Region of Malta. It has a harbour, and is a tourist attraction known for its views, fishing and history.
Pinto Battery
- Category: artillery battery
- Location: Birżebbuġa, Malta, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
35.8267° or 35° 49′ 36″ northLongitude
14.53284° or 14° 31′ 58″ eastElevation
9 metres (30 feet)Open location code
8F7PRGGM+M4OpenStreetMap ID
way 406046378OpenStreetMap feature
building=yes
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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”
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