Tarġa Battery

Tarġa Battery is an artillery battery on the boundary between and , . It was built in 1887 by the British as part of the .
Wikipedia
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  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: battery in Malta
  • Also known as: “Targa Battery”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Assumption of Saint Mary and Ta‘ Bistra Catacombs.

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 , Malta, dedicated to the Assumption of Mary. is situated 1½ km southeast of Tarġa Battery.

Archaeological site
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is an archaeological site, which is situated 630 metres east of Tarġa Battery.

Memorial
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is situated 410 metres northwest of Tarġa Battery.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Burmarrad and Wardija.

Hamlet
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is a hamlet in , . The main heritage site is the 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.

Hamlet
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is a hamlet in , Malta, about 363 feet above sea level. Its name is corrupted from the Sicilian or Italian word guardia, meaning 'to watch'). is situated 2½ km northwest of Tarġa Battery.

Hamlet
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Ta' Qali is a wide open space in the limits of and in central and northern respectively, which contains , the Malta Fairs & Conventions Centre, Ta' Qali National Park, a crafts village, and a national vegetable market which is locally known as the Pitkalija. is situated 3 km south of Tarġa Battery.

Tarġa Battery

Latitude
35.91655° or 35° 54′ 60″ north
Longitude
14.40934° or 14° 24′ 34″ east
Elevation
93 metres (305 feet)
Open location code
8F7PWC85+JP
Open­Street­Map ID
node 5295335146
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­fort
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Geo­Names ID
2565332
Wiki­data 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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