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    Malta is an island in Southern Europe. It is the largest and most populous of the three major islands that constitute the Maltese Archipelago.The island...
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    the Island of Malta and its Dependencies (commonly known as the Crown Colony of Malta or simply Malta) was the British colony in the Maltese islands, today...
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    Malta (/ˈmɒltə/ MOL-tə, /ˈmɔːltə/ MAWL-tə, Maltese: [ˈmɐːltɐ]), officially the Republic of Malta, is an island country in Southern Europe located in the...
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    three largest islandsMalta, Gozo and Comino – are inhabited. Other (uninhabited) islands are: Cominotto, Filfla and the St.Paul's Islands. The country...
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    list of islands in the Mediterranean Sea. The two main island countries in the region are Malta and Cyprus, while other countries with islands in the Mediterranean...
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    Malta has been inhabited since 5900 BC. The first inhabitants were farmers; their agricultural methods degraded the soil until the islands became uninhabitable...
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    history. Malta, an island country in the Mediterranean Sea, is an archipelago that also includes an island of the same name together with the islands of Gozo...
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    fight for the control of the strategically important island of the British Crown Colony of Malta pitted the air and naval forces of Fascist Italy and...
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    The Great Siege of Malta (Maltese: L-Assedju l-Kbir) occurred in 1565 when the Ottoman Empire attempted to conquer the island of Malta, then held by the...
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    facto state which 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...
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    Gozo (redirect from Gozo Island)
    romanized: Gaúlos), is an island in the Maltese archipelago in the Mediterranean Sea. The island is part of the Republic of Malta. After the island of Malta itself, it...
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    Malta International Airport (IATA: MLA, ICAO: LMML) is the only airport in Malta, and it serves the whole of the Maltese Islands. It is located on the...
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    Valletta (redirect from Valletta, Malta)
    de Valette, who succeeded in defending the island against an Ottoman invasion during the Great Siege of Malta. The city is Baroque in character, with elements...
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    Maltese dog refers both to an ancient variety of dwarf, white-coated dog breed from Italy and generally associated also with the island of Malta, and to...
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    Malta in 1800 and the transformation of the islands to the Crown Colony of Malta in 1813. During the Maltese uprising against the French, the Maltese...
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    Military Order of Malta (SMOM), officially the Sovereign Military Hospitaller Order of Saint John of Jerusalem, of Rhodes and of Malta, and commonly known...
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    centuries of control and presence on the islands. Today, the main Muslim organizations represented in Malta are the Libyan World Islamic Call Society...
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    celebrated in Malta on 8 September and recalls the end of three historical sieges made on the Maltese archipelago, namely: the Great Siege of Malta by the Ottoman...
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    Paul's Island (Maltese: Il-Gżejjer ta' San Pawl), also known as Selmunett, is a small island off Selmun, Mellieħa near the north of the island of Malta. St...
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  • The Malta Metro is a proposed rapid transit system for the Mediterranean island of Malta. Malta does not currently have any railways, and car ownership...
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    Mediterranean island nation of Malta, the predominant religion is Roman Catholicism. A 2021 survey conducted by the University of Malta showed that 88%...
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    The George Cross was awarded to the island of Malta by King George VI during the Siege of Malta undertaken by Italy and Germany in the early part of World...
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  • Parliament constituency) Malta (island), the main island of the country Malta Majjistral, a former statistical region of Malta Malta Xlokk, a former statistical...
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  • Malta has a Subtropical-Mediterranean climate according to the Köppen climate classification (Csa), with very mild winters and warm to hot summers. Rain...
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  • the existing 61 flights operated by Ryanair from the island. The fleet was to be registered in Malta while a new repair and maintenance hangar was also...
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    Region (Maltese: Reġjun tal-Port) is one of the six regions of Malta. The region is located in the southeastern part of the main island of Malta. The region...
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    Débarquement 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...
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    The Malta National Aquarium (Akkwarju Nazzjonali ta' Malta in Maltese) is the largest aquarium in the Maltese Islands. It is located in Qawra, in the...
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    this breed takes its name from the island of Malta. Goats of the Maltese breed have been known in the Maltese islands for hundreds of years; with documented...
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    Region (Maltese: Reġjun Lvant) is one of the six regions of Malta. The region is located in the northeastern part of the main island of Malta. The region...
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