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    The Invasion of Gozo took place in July 1551, and was accomplished by the Ottoman Empire against the island of Gozo, following an unsuccessful attempt...
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    Castello (Maltese: Il-Kastell), is the citadel of Victoria on the island of Gozo, Malta. The area has been inhabited since the Bronze Age, and the site now...
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    Victoria, Malta (redirect from Rabat, Gozo)
    Agius de Soldanis and another of Gozo born French poet and writer Laurent Ropa. One can also find a memorial commemorating the invasion of Gozo by Ottomans...
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    Français à Malte) was the successful invasion of the islands of Malta and Gozo, then ruled by the Order of St. John, by the French First Republic led by...
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    invasion was formerly thought to have occurred in the year 1090, but it is now believed to have occurred in 1091. McDonald, Neil (2016). Malta & Gozo...
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  • Russia 1551 invasion of Tripoli by Ottoman Empire 1551 invasion of Gozo by Ottoman Empire 1548–1549 invasion of Siam by Burma 1537 invasion of Venetian...
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    "Stramberiji fl-Ismijiet tal-Inħawi Maltin" (PDF). L-Imnara. 9 (32): 8. De Soldanis, Gozo, Ancient and Modern, Religious and Profane, Book I, pp. 86–88 Aquilina...
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  • construction of structures tied with religious beliefs such as the Ggantia temple Gozo (the "Ggantia phase" between 3600 and 3200 BC), the Hypogeum (the "Saflieni...
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    operating from Malta, Gozo, and Pantelleria kept most of the Axis attempts at air attack at bay. Some attacks on the first day of the invasion got through, and...
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    Santiago de Veraguas, Panama Santiago do Cacém, Portugal (1980s) Santiago Tuxtla, Mexico São Paulo, Brazil Auditorio Monte do Gozo Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela...
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    Malta (category Articles with German-language sources (de))
    Ferdinand III of Sicily. Gozo remained independent until Cassar was removed by the British in 1801. General Claude-Henri Belgrand de Vaubois surrendered his...
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    loss of Gozo and Tripoli to Dragut Raïs and Sinan Pasha, and the Order's failure to help the over five thousand civilians captured in the sieges. De Homedes...
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    Great Siege of Malta (category Invasions of Malta)
    the neighbouring island of Gozo, where he bombarded the Cittadella for several days. The Knights' governor on Gozo, Gelatian de Sessa, having decided that...
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    islands of Gozo and Comino were separated from the Diocese of Malta. On September 22, 1864, Bishop Buttigieg was elected the first bishop of Gozo, with the...
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    "St George, the patron saint of Gozo". Times of Malta. Retrieved 26 January 2017. "The patron saint and protector of Gozo". Times of Malta. 16 April 2009...
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    The Invasion of Corsica of 1553 occurred when French, Ottoman, and Corsican exile forces combined to capture the island of Corsica from the Republic of...
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    existed between 1530 and 1798 when the Mediterranean islands of Malta and Gozo were ruled by the Order of St. John of Jerusalem. It was formally a vassal...
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    small island of the Maltese archipelago between the islands of Malta and Gozo in the Mediterranean Sea, measuring 3.5 square kilometres (1.4 sq mi) in...
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    as a fief to the Hospitallers in 1530 along with the islands of Malta and Gozo. The Hospitallers found it difficult to control both the city and the islands...
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    repel the Ottomans at Malta in 1551 before they went on to lead the Invasion of Gozo (1551). He was then present at the Siege of Tripoli (1551) against...
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    provide the knights permanent quarters: In exchange for providing Malta, Gozo, and the North African port of Tripoli in perpetual fiefdom, Charles V would...
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    Mdina (category Articles with German-language sources (de))
    century was about 10,000, with town life limited to Mdina, Birgu and the Gozo Citadel. Mdina was comparatively small and partly uninhabited and by 1419...
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    successfully completed negotiations with the French garrison on the small island of Gozo, the 217 French soldiers there agreeing to surrender without a fight and...
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    culture of megalithic temple builders, whose surviving monuments on Malta and Gozo are considered the oldest standing stone structures in the world. The temples...
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    Morocco with the names makrout, maqrout, mqaret. List of street foods Malta & Gozo, Juliet Rix, Bradt Travel Guides, 2013, p. 192 Food and Drinks of Malta Archived...
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    The city was named after Jean Parisot de Valette, who succeeded in defending the island from an Ottoman invasion during the Great Siege of Malta. The city...
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    Maymūnah Stone (category Gozo)
    (of Roman origins) which is believed to have been discovered in Xewkija, Gozo, Malta. According to judge and historian Giovanni Bonello, the Majmuna Stone...
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    of Cuba. The bay is historically important for the failed Bay of Pigs Invasion of 1961. The area is a site known for its diving, with an abundance of...
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    in the villages of Senglea, Naxxar and Mellieha in Malta, and Xagħra in Gozo. It is locally known as il-Vitorja (the Victory) and il-Bambina (the Baby)...
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    cliff-top watchtower can be seen from the ferry crossing between Malta and Gozo. Chateau d'If is the title of a 1949, short story written by Jack Vance (previously...
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