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Victoria Lines

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The Victoria Lines, originally known as the North West Front and sometimes unofficially known as the Great Wall of Malta, are a line of fortifications that spans 12 kilometres along the width of Malta, dividing the north of the island from the more heavily populated south. [1]

28 relations: Armed Forces of Malta, British Empire, Escarpment, Falca Lines, Fort Madalena, Fort Mosta, Għargħur, Howitzer, Knights Hospitaller, Limestone, Madliena, Malta (island), Mġarr, Mdina, Mosta, Nadur Tower, Naxxar, Naxxar Entrenchment, Northern Region, Malta, Rabat, Malta, Redoubt, Royal Engineers, Suez Canal, Tarġa Battery, Terreplein, UNESCO, Valletta, World Heritage site.

Armed Forces of Malta

The Armed Forces of Malta is the name given to the combined armed services of Malta.

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British Empire

The British Empire comprised the dominions, colonies, protectorates, mandates and other territories ruled or administered by the United Kingdom and its predecessor states.

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Escarpment

An escarpment is a steep slope or long cliff that forms as an effect of faulting or erosion and separates two relatively leveled areas having differing elevations.

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Falca Lines

The Falca Lines, also known as the Falca Gap Entrenchment (Trunċiera ta' Falca Gap), are an infantry entrenchment in northern Malta, located on the boundary between Mġarr and St. Paul's Bay.

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Fort Madalena

Fort Madalena, also known as Fort Madliena (Il-Fortizza tal-Madliena), is a polygonal fort in Madliena, limits of Swieqi, Malta.

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Fort Mosta

Fort Mosta (formerly written as Fort Musta, Il-Fortizza tal-Mosta) is a polygonal fort in Mosta, Malta.

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Għargħur

Għargħur (Ħal Għargħur) is a village in the Northern Region of Malta.

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Howitzer

A howitzer is a type of artillery piece characterized by a relatively short barrel and the use of comparatively small propellant charges to propel projectiles over relatively high trajectories, with a steep angle of descent.

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Knights Hospitaller

The Order of Knights of the Hospital of Saint John of Jerusalem (Ordo Fratrum Hospitalis Sancti Ioannis Hierosolymitani), also known as the Order of Saint John, Order of Hospitallers, Knights Hospitaller, Knights Hospitalier or Hospitallers, was a medieval Catholic military order.

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Limestone

Limestone is a sedimentary rock, composed mainly of skeletal fragments of marine organisms such as coral, forams and molluscs.

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Madliena

Madliena (formerly spelt Madalena, Il-Madliena) is an area in Swieqi, Malta, formerly part of the adjacent town of Għargħur.

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Malta (island)

Malta is the largest of the three major islands that constitute the Maltese archipelago.

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Mġarr

Mġarr (L-Imġarr), formerly known as Mgiarro, is a small town in the Northern Region of Malta.

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Mdina

Mdina (L-Imdina; 𐤌𐤋𐤉𐤈𐤄, Melitta, Μελίττη Melíttē, مدينة Madinah), also known by its titles Città Vecchia or Città Notabile, is a fortified city in the Northern Region of Malta, which served as the island's capital from antiquity to the medieval period.

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Mosta

Mosta (Il-Mosta) is a town in the Northern Region of Malta, to the north-west of Valletta.

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Nadur Tower

Nadur Tower (Torri tan-Nadur) is a small watchtower in Binġemma Gap, limits of Rabat, Malta.

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Naxxar

Naxxar (In-Naxxar) is a town in the Northern Region of Malta, with a population of about 13,443 people as of March 2014.

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Naxxar Entrenchment

The Naxxar Entrenchment (Trunċiera fin-Naxxar) is an infantry entrenchment in Naxxar, Malta, which was built in the 18th century by the Order of Saint John.

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Northern Region, Malta

The Northern Region (Reġjun Tramuntana) is one of five regions of Malta.

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Rabat, Malta

Rabat (Ir-Rabat) is a town in the Northern Region of Malta, with a population of 11,497 as of March 2014.

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Redoubt

A redoubt (historically redout) is a fort or fort system usually consisting of an enclosed defensive emplacement outside a larger fort, usually relying on earthworks, although some are constructed of stone or brick.

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Royal Engineers

The Corps of Royal Engineers, usually just called the Royal Engineers (RE), and commonly known as the Sappers, is one of the corps of the British Army.

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Suez Canal

thumb The Suez Canal (قناة السويس) is an artificial sea-level waterway in Egypt, connecting the Mediterranean Sea to the Red Sea through the Isthmus of Suez.

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Tarġa Battery

Tarġa Battery (Batterija tat-Tarġa) is an artillery battery on the boundary between St. Paul's Bay and Mosta, Malta.

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Terreplein

Terreplein, or terre-plein — in fortifications is the top, platform, or horizontal surface, of a rampart, on which cannon are placed,Webster's International Dictionary of the English Language, Vol 2, 1895 protected by a parapet.

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UNESCO

The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO; Organisation des Nations unies pour l'éducation, la science et la culture) is a specialized agency of the United Nations (UN) based in Paris.

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Valletta

Valletta is the capital city of Malta, colloquially known as "Il-Belt" (lit. "The City") in Maltese.

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World Heritage site

A World Heritage site is a landmark or area which is selected by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) as having cultural, historical, scientific or other form of significance, and is legally protected by international treaties.

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Great Wall of Malta, Victoria Lines, Malta.

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victoria_Lines

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