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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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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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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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