Maltese islands

The geography of Malta is dominated by water. is an archipelago of coralline limestone, located in Southern Europe, but like most of sits on the African tectonic plate in the Mediterranean Sea.
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  • Type: Island
  • Description: archipelago in the Mediterranean Sea
  • Also known as: “Arcipelago di Malta”, “Il-Gżejjer ta’ Malta”, “Malta”, and “Maltese Islands”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Assumption of Saint Mary and Gauci Tower.

Church
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The Sanctuary Basilica of the Assumption of Our Lady, commonly known as the Rotunda of Mosta or the Mosta Dome, is a Roman Catholic parish church and basilica in , Malta, dedicated to the Assumption of Mary.

Historic building
is a tower in , Malta. It was built before 1548 by the Gauci family.

Church
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The Chapel of St Paul the Hermit is a small church located in a cave in , in , .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Naxxar and Mosta.

Town
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is a city and local council in the of . The population of was 18,063 in July 2024. This included 9,115 males and 8,948 females; 14,534 Maltese nationals and 3,529 foreign nationals.

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is a small but densely populated city in the of . The most prominent building in is , a large basilica built by its parishioners' volunteer labour.

Village
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Iklin is a village in the Eastern Region of . Iklin was established in the mid-20th century; however some archaeological sites and a medieval chapel, named as St.

Maltese islands

Latitude
35.91667° or 35° 55′ north
Longitude
14.43333° or 14° 26′ east
Population
538,000
Elevation
96 metres (315 feet)
Open location code
8F7PWC8M+M8
Geo­Names ID
2562768
Wiki­data ID
Q3803158
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Satellite Map

Discover Maltese islands from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Azerbaijani to Ukrainian—“Maltese islands” goes by many names.
  • Azerbaijani: “Malta arxipelaqı”
  • Bashkir: “Мальта архипелагы”
  • Belarusian: “Мальтыйскі архіпелаг”
  • Belarusian: “Мальтыйскі архіпэляг”
  • Catalan: “Arxipèlag de Malta”
  • Cebuano: “Maltese Islands”
  • Czech: “Maltské souostroví”
  • Czech: “ostrovy Malty”
  • Czech: “souostroví Malta”
  • Dutch: “Maltese Islands”
  • Esperanto: “Malta Insularo”
  • French: “archipel maltais”
  • French: “Archipel maltais”
  • German: “Malta-Archipel”
  • German: “Maltesische Inseln”
  • German: “Maltesischer Archipel”
  • Hungarian: “Málta szigetei”
  • Irish: “Na hOileáin Mháltacha”
  • Irish: “Oileáin Mhálta”
  • Italian: “Arcipelago maltese”
  • Italian: “Isole Calipsee”
  • Italian: “Isole maltesi”
  • Latvian: “Maltas arhipelāgs”
  • Latvian: “Maltas salas”
  • Luxembourgish: “Malteesesch Inselen”
  • Luxembourgish: “Malteeseschen Archipel”
  • Maltese: “Gżejjer Maltin”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Dei maltesiske øyane”
  • Polish: “Wyspy Maltańskie”
  • Portuguese: “Ilhas Maltesas”
  • Russian: “Мальтийский архипелаг”
  • Slovenian: “Malteški otoki”
  • Spanish: “Archipiélago de Malta”
  • Swedish: “Maltese Islands”
  • Ukrainian: “Мальтійський архіпелаг”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Tal’ Uai and Ix-Xagħra ta’ Santa Margarita.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Mosta Bridge and Fortizza tal-Mosta.

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