Blata l-Bajda

Blata l-Bajda is a locality in , . Blata l-Bajda is situated nearby to the locality , as well as near .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Fort Leonardo and Saint Peter’s Battery.

Photo: Shoka, CC BY-SA 3.0.
, also known as Fort San Leonardo or Fort San Anard, is a polygonal fort in , . It was built between 1872 and 1878 by the British between the villages of San Leonardo and Żonqor above the shore east of the .

Saint Peter's Battery was an artillery battery in , , built by Maltese insurgents during the French blockade of 1798–1800. It was part of a chain of batteries, redoubts and entrenchments encircling the French positions in and the .

Fort
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is an artillery battery in , , standing on high ground overlooking Marsaskala Bay. It is a polygonal fort and was built by the British from 1882 to 1886.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Xghajra and Marsaskala.

Village
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Xgħajra is a small village in the Port Region of . It is located on the coast, about halfway between and . Its local football club is known as the Xgħajra Tornadoes F.C.

Town
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, also known as Wied il-Għajn or Marsascala and abbreviated as M'Skala or M'Scala is a seaside town in the of . Originally a fishing village, it has grown into a tourist destination and a permanent hometown for an ever-growing population.

Village
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is a village in the Port Region of Malta, with a population of 3,014 as of March 2014. The name is derived from the Latin word for lime, and it is believed that there was a lime kiln present there since Roman times.

Blata l-Bajda

Latitude
35.88448° or 35° 53′ 4″ north
Longitude
14.55544° or 14° 33′ 20″ east
Open location code
8F7PVHM4+Q5
Open­Street­Map ID
node 13798591349
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­locality
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