Wardija Battery
Wardija Battery was an artillery battery in Wardija, a hilltop in the limits of St. Paul's Bay, on the northern coast of Malta. It was built by the British in 1915, and saw use during World War I.Photo: Continentaleurope, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Palazzo Pescatore and San Pawl Milqi Roman Villa.
Palazzo Pescatore
Castle
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Palazzo Pescatore is a palace in St. Paul's Bay, Malta. It was built in the late 19th century. Its symmetrical porticoed façades of neo-classical inspiration are similar to those of Palazzo Dragonara in St. Julian's. Palazzo Pescatore is situated 540 metres north of Wardija Battery.
San Pawl Milqi Roman Villa
Archaeological site
Photo: Nitramserolf, CC BY-SA 4.0.
San Pawl Milqi are the ruins of a Roman period agricultural villa and pagan temple, the largest ever discovered in Malta. A Christian church was built on the site based on the Biblical mention of the shipwreck of Saint Paul on the island. San Pawl Milqi Roman Villa is situated 1½ km southeast of Wardija Battery.
Tal-Qadi Temple
Archaeological site
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The Tal-Qadi Temple is a megalithic temple in Salina, limits of Naxxar, Malta. It is in a very bad state of preservation, with only the temple's general outline still visible. Tal-Qadi Temple is situated 2 km southeast of Wardija Battery.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include San Pawl il-Bahar and Wardija.
San Pawl il-Bahar
Town
Photo: Yarah, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Saint Paul's Bay is a town located on the northeast coast of Malta in the Northern Region. It is a major residential and commercial area and a centre for shopping, bars, dining, and café life.
Wardija
Hamlet
Photo: Continentaleurope, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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').
Buġibba
Photo: Berthold Werner, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Buġibba is a coastal town on Malta, in the region of St. Paul's Bay which consists of several small towns. The town is sandwiched between Burmarrad to the south, Qawra to the east and St. Paul's Bay to the east.
Wardija Battery
- Type: Fort
- Also known as: “Batterija tal-Wardija”
- Categories: artillery battery, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Saint Paul’s Bay, Malta, Europe
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Latitude
35.94367° or 35° 56′ 37″ northLongitude
14.40008° or 14° 24′ 0″ eastOpen location code
8F7PWCV2+F2OpenStreetMap ID
node 13798496628OpenStreetMap feature
historic=fortWikidata ID
Q23003208
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In Other Languages
“Wardija Battery” goes by many names.
- Polish: “Bateria Wardija”
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