Qbajjar
{{Short description|Bay on the island of Gozo, Malta}}
{{Infobox bay
| name = Qbajjar Bay
| other_name = Il-Qbajjar
| image = WhiteHillockandBattery.jpg
| location = Marsalforn, Gozo, Malta
| caption = Qolla Il-Bajda with the Qolla Il-Bajda Battery to the right
| part_of = Mediterranean Sea
| length = {{convert|370|m|ft}}
| width = {{convert|330|m|ft}}
| elevation = {{convert|26|ft|m}}
| area = {{convert|4.3|ha|km2}}
| coordinates = {{Coord|36|04|38|N|14|15|10|E|display=it}}
| pushpin_map = Gozo#Malta
| alt = Qolla Il-Bajda with the Qolla Il-Bajda Battery to the right
| pushpin_map_alt = The map of the Maltese archipelago, with a red dot towards the northern coast of the island of Gozo showing the location of Qbajjar Bay.
}}
Qbajjar Bay ({{langx|mt|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.{{cite journal|last1=Camilleri|first1=Alex|title=It-Toponomastika t'Għawdex: Ix-Xtut taż-Żebbuġ, l-Għasri, u l-Għarb|journal=L-Imnara|date=2009|volume=9|issue=2|page=73|url=http://melitensiawth.com/incoming/Index/L-Imnara/L-Imnara.%2009(2009)2=33/09s.pdf|publisher=Għaqda tal-Folklor|language=Maltese|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160417213118/http://melitensiawth.com/incoming/Index/L-Imnara/L-Imnara.%2009(2009)2=33/09s.pdf|archivedate=17 April 2016}}{{cite web|title=Marsalforn Culture & History|url=http://www.zebbuggozo.com/history-marsalforn.php|website=Żebbuġ Local Council|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160313235622/http://zebbuggozo.com/history-marsalforn.php|archivedate=13 March 2016}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.visitgozo.com/where-to-go-in-gozo/sight-seeing-places-interest/saltpans/|title=Saltpans|website=visitgozo.com|language=en-US|access-date=2019-07-04}}
History
= The Qolla Il-Bajda Battery =
File:Qbajjar Bay 02.jpg|left]]
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 {{convert|800|metres|yd}} of each other.{{Cite web|url=https://www.abandonedspaces.com/conflict/qolla-l-bajda-battery-malta.html|title=Qolla Il-Bajda Battery|website=Abandoned Spaces|date=30 January 2018|access-date=6 July 2019}}
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{{Cite web|url=https://www.visitgozo.com/what-to-do-in-gozo/escape/diving/dive-sites/qbajjar-bay/?search_term=Qbajjar|title=Qbajjar Bay|website=Visit Gozo|access-date=6 July 2019}}
