Qolla l-Bajda Battery

Qolla l-Bajda Battery is an artillery battery in Żebbuġ, Gozo, Malta. It was built by the Order of Saint John in 1715 and 1716 as one of a series of coastal fortifications around the coasts of the Maltese Islands. It retained its original layout until the late 1970s, when it was converted into a discothèque and snack bar known as Rook and major alterations were made to the battery. The building, in the midst of a legal battle between the government and a private company, is now abandoned and in a dilapidated state.

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artillery battery, 

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Location: 36.0798, 14.2513, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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  Capture of Malta ⓘ
  invasion of Malta by the Roman Republic in 218 BC

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  Siege of Melite ⓘ
  battle during the Muslim conquest of Sicily (870 CE)

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  Siege of Medina ⓘ
  1053-1054 siege on Malta

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  Siege of Malta ⓘ
  1429 attempt by Hafsid Tunisia to take over the island of Malta

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  Invasion of Gozo ⓘ
  1551 amphibious Ottoman invasion of Gozo

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  French invasion of Malta ⓘ
  1798 invasion, part of the Mediterranean campaign

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  Siege of Malta ⓘ
  1942 military campaign in the Mediterranean Theatre of the Second World War

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  Buġibba Battery ⓘ
  Artillery battery in Matla

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  Fedeau Battery ⓘ
  artillery battery of Malta

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  Wied Musa Battery ⓘ
  

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  Arrias Battery ⓘ
  artillery battery in Xemxija, Malta

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  Għallis Battery ⓘ
  

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  Qalet Marku Battery ⓘ
  artillery battery in Malta

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  Qolla l-Bajda Battery ⓘ
  Artillery Battery in Gozo, Malta

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  Ramla Left Battery ⓘ
  former military battery in Gozo, Malta

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  Ramla Right Battery ⓘ
  artillery battery in Malta

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  Saint Mary's Battery ⓘ
  

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  St. Mary Battery ⓘ
  Battery on Comino

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  Vendôme Battery ⓘ
  artillery battery in Malta

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  Westreme Battery ⓘ
  former artillery battery in Mellieħa, Malta

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  St Anthony's Battery ⓘ
  artillery battery

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  Lembi Battery ⓘ
  artillery battery in Sliema, Malta

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  Mistra Battery ⓘ
  artillery battery in Mistra Bay, Mellieħa, Malta

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  Għargħar Battery ⓘ
  

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  Ta' Għemmuna Battery ⓘ
  

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  Sliema Point Battery ⓘ
  

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  Tarġa Battery ⓘ
  battery in Malta

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  Spinola Battery ⓘ
  

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  Pembroke Battery ⓘ
  former battery in Malta

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  Wardija Battery ⓘ
  

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  Fort Mellieħa ⓘ
  

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  Marsalforn Tower ⓘ
  

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  Baħar iċ-Ċagħaq Redoubt ⓘ
  redoubt in Baħar iċ-Ċagħaq, limits of Naxxar, Malta

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  Crivelli Redoubt ⓘ
  

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  Dellia Battery ⓘ
  

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  Mellieħa Redoubt ⓘ
  

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  Perellos Redoubt ⓘ
  defunct defensive structure in Malta

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  Qalet Marku Redoubt ⓘ
  

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  Qortin Redoubt ⓘ
  

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  Ramla Redoubt ⓘ
  Remains of redoubt in Gozo, Malta

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  Tal-Bir Redoubt ⓘ
  

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  Ximenes Redoubt ⓘ
  

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  Xwejni Redoubt ⓘ
  coastal fortification in Malta, completed in 1716

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  Saint Mary's Redoubt ⓘ
  redoubt in Comino

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  Fort Chambray ⓘ
  former hospital in Malta

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  Fort Binġemma ⓘ
  military base in Malta

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  Fort Pembroke ⓘ
  polygonal fort in Malta

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  Fort Madalena ⓘ
  

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  Fort Mosta ⓘ
  

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  Fort Campbell ⓘ
  former fort in Malta

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  HMS Stubborn ⓘ
  1942 S-class submarine

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  P31 ⓘ
  1969 Project 89 Kondor minesweeper scuttled for use as a recreational dive site off Malta

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-217 Capture of Malta

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1714 Fedeau Battery

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1714 Wied Musa Battery

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1715 Arrias Battery

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1715 Għallis Battery

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1715 Qalet Marku Battery

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1715 Ramla Left Battery

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1715 Ramla Right Battery

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1715 Saint Mary's Battery

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1715 Vendôme Battery

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1715 Westreme Battery

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1732 St Anthony's Battery

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1757 Lembi Battery

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1761 Mistra Battery

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1798 Għargħar Battery

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1799 Ta' Għemmuna Battery

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1872 Sliema Point Battery

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1887 Tarġa Battery

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1889 Spinola Battery

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1897 Pembroke Battery

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1915 Wardija Battery

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1715 Baħar iċ-Ċagħaq Redoubt

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1715 Crivelli Redoubt

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1715 Dellia Battery

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1715 Mellieħa Redoubt

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1715 Perellos Redoubt

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1715 Qalet Marku Redoubt

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1715 Qortin Redoubt

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1715 Ramla Redoubt

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1715 Tal-Bir Redoubt

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1715 Ximenes Redoubt

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1715 Xwejni Redoubt

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1716 Saint Mary's Redoubt

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1749 Fort Chambray

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1875 Fort Binġemma

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1875 Fort Pembroke

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1878 Fort Madalena

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1878 Fort Mosta

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1937 Fort Campbell

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1969 P31

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Qolla il-Bajda Battery 20210904 by SLanctôt

COUNTRY AND SEA VIEW - MARSALFORN, GOZO - MALTA (4499900381)

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Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
area	region	1798	Gozo		Wikidata
area	region	1964	State of Malta		Wikidata
event	armed conflict	217	Capture of Malta	Roman Republic, invasion, Ancient Carthage	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	870	Siege of Melite	siege	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1053	Siege of Medina	siege	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1429	Siege of Malta	siege, Kingdom of Sicily, Hafsid dynasty	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1551	Invasion of Gozo	Ottoman Empire, Knights Hospitaller, invasion, slave raid	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1798	French invasion of Malta	French First Republic, Knights Hospitaller, invasion	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1940	Siege of Malta	siege, military campaign	Wikidata
link	page		National Inventory of the Cultural Property of the Maltese Islands page@		Wikidata
object	watercraft	1970	P29	Project 89 Kondor Minesweeper, minesweeper, patrol vessel	Wikidata
site	artillery battery		Buġibba Battery	artillery battery	Wikidata
site	artillery battery	1714	Fedeau Battery	artillery battery	Wikidata
site	artillery battery	1714	Wied Musa Battery	artillery battery	Wikidata
site	artillery battery	1715	Arrias Battery	artillery battery	Wikidata
site	artillery battery	1715	Għallis Battery	artillery battery	Wikidata
site	artillery battery	1715	Qalet Marku Battery	artillery battery	Wikidata
site	artillery battery	1715	Qolla l-Bajda Battery	artillery battery	Wikidata
site	artillery battery	1715	Ramla Left Battery	artillery battery	Wikidata
site	artillery battery	1715	Ramla Right Battery	artillery battery	Wikidata
site	artillery battery	1715	Saint Mary's Battery	artillery battery	Wikidata
site	artillery battery	1715	St. Mary Battery	artillery battery	Wikidata
site	artillery battery	1715	Vendôme Battery	artillery battery	Wikidata
site	artillery battery	1715	Westreme Battery	artillery battery, museum	Wikidata
site	artillery battery	1732	St Anthony's Battery	artillery battery, Din l-Art Ħelwa	Wikidata
site	artillery battery	1757	Lembi Battery	artillery battery	Wikidata
site	artillery battery	1761	Mistra Battery	artillery battery	Wikidata
site	artillery battery	1798	Għargħar Battery	artillery battery	Wikidata
site	artillery battery	1799	Ta' Għemmuna Battery	artillery battery	Wikidata
site	artillery battery	1872	Sliema Point Battery	artillery battery	Wikidata
site	artillery battery	1887	Tarġa Battery	artillery battery, Mosta	Wikidata
site	artillery battery	1889	Spinola Battery	artillery battery, former hospital	Wikidata
site	artillery battery	1897	Pembroke Battery	artillery battery	Wikidata
site	artillery battery	1915	Wardija Battery	artillery battery	Wikidata
site	fort		Fort Mellieħa	fort	Wikidata
site	fort		Marsalforn Tower	tour-reduit	Wikidata
site	fort	1715	Baħar iċ-Ċagħaq Redoubt	redoubt	Wikidata
site	fort	1715	Crivelli Redoubt	redoubt	Wikidata
site	fort	1715	Dellia Battery	redoubt	Wikidata
site	fort	1715	Mellieħa Redoubt	redoubt	Wikidata
site	fort	1715	Perellos Redoubt	redoubt	Wikidata
site	fort	1715	Qalet Marku Redoubt	redoubt	Wikidata
site	fort	1715	Qortin Redoubt	redoubt	Wikidata
site	fort	1715	Ramla Redoubt	redoubt	Wikidata
site	fort	1715	Tal-Bir Redoubt	redoubt	Wikidata
site	fort	1715	Ximenes Redoubt	redoubt	Wikidata
site	fort	1715	Xwejni Redoubt	redoubt	Wikidata
site	fort	1716	Saint Mary's Redoubt	redoubt	Wikidata
site	fort	1749	Fort Chambray	former hospital, fort, hospital	Wikidata
site	fort	1875	Fort Binġemma	fort	Wikidata
site	fort	1875	Fort Pembroke	fort	Wikidata
site	fort	1878	Fort Madalena	fort, Armed Forces of Malta	Wikidata
site	fort	1878	Fort Mosta	fort, Armed Forces of Malta	Wikidata
site	fort	1937	Fort Campbell	fort	Wikidata
site	shipwreck		HMS Stubborn	sunken vessel, submarine, S-class submarine	Wikidata
site	shipwreck	1969	P31	recreational dive site, patrol vessel, shipwreck, minesweeper, Project 89 Kondor Minesweeper	Wikidata
commons	image		Qolla il-Bajda Battery 20210904 by SLanctôt		Commons
commons	image		COUNTRY AND SEA VIEW - MARSALFORN, GOZO - MALTA (4499900381)		Commons
commons	image		Gozo - panoramio (18)		Commons
commons	image		Gozo - panoramio (19)		Commons
commons	image		Gozo - panoramio (18)		Commons
commons	image		Gozo - panoramio (19)		Commons
commons	image		Xwejni Bay Nov 2014 04		Commons
commons	image		Xwejni Bay Nov 2014 04		Commons
commons	image		Qolla l-Bajda 03		Commons
commons	image		Qolla l-Bajda 01		Commons