page_title: Ta' Tabibu Farmhouse
section_title: History
hierarchical_section_title: Ta' Tabibu Farmhouse / History
caption_attribution_description: English: Ta' Tabibu militia watch post
context_page_description: Ta' Tabibu Farmhouse, originally known as the Dejma Tower, is a medieval building in St. Paul's Bay, Malta, which originally served as a militia watch post. It was later converted into a farmhouse and remains until the present.
context_section_description: The Dejma Tower was built in the 14th or 15th centuries as part of Malta's early network of coastal fortifications. It was manned by the Dejma, the local militia responsible for coastal defence. It is the oldest surviving building in St. Paul's Bay, with the exception of megalithic and Roman ruins such as Buġibba Temple and San Pawl Milqi.
  The building was the only defensive building in St. Paul's Bay until the construction of the Wignacourt Tower in 1610. This tower was the first of a new network of coastal towers that were built in Malta in the 17th century.
  At some point, it was converted into a farmhouse and was eventually given the name Ta' Tabibu, literally meaning "of the medical practitioner", a probable nickname of one of the previous owners.
  In World War II, bombs fell in the area around the farmhouse, but did not hit the building itself. Today, the building remains intact but is in a dilapidated state.
caption: The original 14/15th-century militia watch post with later additions on the side
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