Qbajjar

Qbajjar Bay (Maltese: Il-Qbajjar) is a small bay near Marsalforn, in the limits of Żebbuġ on the island of Gozo, Malta, this small bay is part of Marsalforn. It is located between Xwejni Bay to the west, and Marsalforn Bay to the east. The 18th century, Qolla l-Bajda Battery, one of the few surviving coastal fortifications in Gozo, is located between Qbajjar and Xwejni, on a promontory known as il-Ponta tat-Torri. The Bay, also has a few salt pans, where locals collect salt.[1][2][3]

Qbajjar Bay

History

The Qolla Il-Bajda Battery
Qolla l-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 included:

  1. Two blockhouses
  2. The entry staircase
  3. A gun platform
  4. A parapet
  5. A ditch

These enabled it to provide defense to invading forces. The blockhouses had small gun-holes, in case of an attack from land. Now, this historic monument lies abandoned.

Qbajjar skyline

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 200 metres (660 ft) of each other.[4]

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[5]
The Qolla Is-Safra

References
  1. Camilleri, Alex (2009). "It-Toponomastika t'Għawdex: Ix-Xtut taż-Żebbuġ, l-Għasri, u l-Għarb" (PDF). L-Imnara (in Maltese). Għaqda tal-Folklor. 9 (2): 73. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 April 2016.
  2. "Marsalforn Culture & History". Żebbuġ Local Council. Archived from the original on 13 March 2016.
  3. "Saltpans". visitgozo.com. Retrieved 2019-07-04.
  4. "Qolla Il-Bajda Battery". Abandoned Spaces. Retrieved 6 July 2019.
  5. "Qbajjar Bay". Visit Gozo. Retrieved 6 July 2019.


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