D’Orbeau Battery
Qalet Marku Battery, also known as D'Orbeau Battery, was an artillery battery in Baħar iċ-Ċagħaq, within the limits of Naxxar, Malta. It was built in 1715–1716 by the Order of Saint John as one of a series of coastal fortifications around the Maltese Islands.Photo: Nitramserolf, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Ruins
- Description: artillery battery in Malta
- Also known as: “Il-Batterija ta‘ D’Orbeau”, “Il-Batterija ta‘ Qalet Marku”, and “Qalet Marku Battery”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Saint Mark’s Tower and Mediterraneo Marine Park.
Saint Mark’s Tower
Tower
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Saint Mark's Tower, originally known as Torre del Cortin and also known as Qalet Marku Tower, is a small watchtower in Baħar iċ-Ċagħaq, limits of Naxxar, Malta. Saint Mark’s Tower is situated 170 metres north of D’Orbeau Battery.
Mediterraneo Marine Park
Photo: Erik1980, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Mediterraneo Marine Park is situated 730 metres southeast of D’Orbeau Battery.
Madliena Tower
Castle
Photo: Joseph.j.zarb, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Madliena Tower, originally known as Torre della Paulina, is a small watchtower in Madliena, limits of Pembroke, Malta. It was completed in 1658 as the fourth of the De Redin towers. Madliena Tower is situated 2 km southeast of D’Orbeau Battery.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Baħar iċ-Ċagħaq and Hal Gharghur.
Baħar iċ-Ċagħaq
Suburb
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Baħar iċ-Ċagħaq is an urban village in Malta situated between the limits of Madliena, Magħtab, Għargħur and Pembroke. The area is situated at the mouth of the island's longest valley called 'Wied il-Kbir'.
Hal Gharghur
Village
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Għargħur is a village in the Eastern Region of Malta. It is situated on a hilltop between two valleys, and has a population of 2,768, as of March 2014.
Swieqi
Town
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Swieqi is a town in the Eastern Region of Malta. It is a residential area just 15 minutes by bus from Sliema and within walking distance of Malta's nightlife and entertainment centres, Paceville and St. Swieqi is situated 3 km southeast of D’Orbeau Battery.
D’Orbeau Battery
- Categories: artillery battery and historic site
- Location: In-Naxxar, Malta, Europe
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Latitude
35.94507° or 35° 56′ 42″ northLongitude
14.45393° or 14° 27′ 14″ eastOpen location code
8F7PWFW3+2HOpenStreetMap ID
way 406036898OpenStreetMap feature
historic=ruinsWikidata ID
Q20949697
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In Other Languages
“D’Orbeau Battery” goes by many names.
- Polish: “Bateria Qalet Marku”
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Highlights include Baħar iċ-Ċagħaq Redoubt and Ta’ Ħammud Dolmen.
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