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Wied Musa Battery (Swatar Battery)
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Anja 🏡
June 16, 2021
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Wied Musa Battery, also known as Swatar Battery, is a former artillery battery in Marfa, on the Mellieħa border, Malta. It was built in 1714–1716 by the Order of St. John as part of a series of coastal fortifications around the Maltese islands
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Sachsen Onkel
October 21, 2019
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The battery was built in the years 1714-1716 by the Order of St. John as part of a series of coastal fortifications around the Maltese Islands. It served to protect the South Comino Canal.
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ChTh
November 5, 2025
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Wied Musa Battery, also known as Swatar Battery, is a former artillery battery in Marfa, bordering Mellieħa, Malta. It was built between 1714 and 1716 by the Knights Hospitaller as part of a series of coastal fortifications around the Maltese islands.
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