Tarġa Battery
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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: battery in Malta
- Also known as: “Targa Battery”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Basilica of Saint Mary and Ta‘ Bistra Catacombs.
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 1½ km southeast of Tarġa Battery.
Ta‘ Bistra Catacombs
Archaeological site
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Ta‘ Bistra Catacombs is an archaeological site, which is situated 630 metres east of Tarġa Battery.
Daphne Caruana Galizia Memorial
Memorial
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Daphne Caruana Galizia Memorial is situated 410 metres northwest of Tarġa Battery.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Burmarrad and Wardija.
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.
Wardija
Hamlet
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Wardija is a hamlet in St. Paul's Bay, Malta, about 363 feet above sea level. Its name is corrupted from the Sicilian or Italian word guardia, meaning 'to watch'). Wardija is situated 2½ km northwest of Tarġa Battery.
Ta’ Qali
Hamlet
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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 Tarġa Battery.
Tarġa Battery
- Categories: artillery battery, tourism, historic site, and fort
- Location: Mosta, Malta Island, Malta, Europe
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Latitude
35.91655° or 35° 54′ 60″ northLongitude
14.40934° or 14° 24′ 34″ eastElevation
93 metres (305 feet)Open location code
8F7PWC85+JPOpenStreetMap ID
node 5295335146OpenStreetMap feature
historic=fortOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionGeoNames ID
2565332Wikidata ID
Q20653576
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In Other Languages
From Maltese to Polish—“Tarġa Battery” goes by many names.
- Maltese: “Batterija tat-Tarġa”
- Polish: “Bateria Tarġa”
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