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348:Present day
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903:Mamo Tower
833:Sopu Tower
377:References
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123:watchtower
972:Batteries
512:Historic
211:Limestone
207:Materials
174:Condition
307:Valletta
342:pillbox
336:Before
281:History
247:Maltese
235:Maltese
223:Maltese
120:Coastal
458:17 May
400:Ħamrun
291:Salina
177:Intact
133:Height
976:Malta
518:Malta
452:(PDF)
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267:Malta
259:Qawra
241:) or
187:Built
146:Owner
60:Malta
52:Qawra
460:2015
445:MEPA
303:Gozo
136:11 m
116:Type
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516:of
326:An
305:to
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