Qbajjar
History
The Qolla Il-Bajda Battery
The Qolla l-Bajda Battery, also known as the Qbajjar Battery, is one of the many defensive structures built in the Hospitaller period, and continued to be used by Britain in World War I and World War II. When it was originally built, it was made up of two blockhouses, a gun platform, a parapet and a small ditch.
These enabled it to provide defense against invading forces. The blockhouses had small gun-holes, in case of an attack from land. Now, this historic monument lies abandoned.
The "Qolliet"
The two Hillocks are one of the most visible geographical features in Marsalforn. One being in the yellowish color and the other in whitish. These translate to qolla is-safra (the yellow hillock) and the qolla il-bajda (the white hillock). The battery's name comes from the white hillock as they are within 800 metres (870 yd) of each other.
List of locations
- The Qolla il-Bajda Battery
- Some apartments for rent
- A few Saltpans
- Some restaurants
- The bay itself.
- Some residential buildings surrounding the bay.
- Some Diving locations
- Qolla Il-Bajda
- Qolla Is-Safra
References
- ^ Camilleri, Alex (2009). "It-Toponomastika t'Għawdex: Ix-Xtut taż-Żebbuġ, l-Għasri, u l-Għarb" (PDF). L-Imnara (in Maltese). 9 (2). Għaqda tal-Folklor: 73. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 April 2016.
- ^ "Marsalforn Culture & History". Żebbuġ Local Council. Archived from the original on 13 March 2016.
- ^ "Saltpans". visitgozo.com. Retrieved 2019-07-04.
- ^ "Qolla Il-Bajda Battery". Abandoned Spaces. 30 January 2018. Retrieved 6 July 2019.
- ^ "Qbajjar Bay". Visit Gozo. Retrieved 6 July 2019.