Maltese islands
The geography of Malta is dominated by water. Malta is an archipelago of coralline limestone, located in Southern Europe, but like most of Sicily sits on the African tectonic plate in the Mediterranean Sea.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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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 Basilica of Saint Mary and Gauci Tower.
Basilica of Saint Mary
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 Mosta, Malta, dedicated to the Assumption of Mary.
Gauci Tower
Historic building
Gauci Tower is a tower in Naxxar, Malta. It was built before 1548 by the Gauci family.
Chapel of St Paul the Hermit
Church
The Chapel of St. Paul the Hermit is a small church located in a cave in Wied il-Għasel, in Mosta, Malta.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Naxxar and Mosta.
Naxxar
Town
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Naxxar is a town and local council in the Northern Region of Malta. The population in March 2014 was 14,891. The Naxxar Church is dedicated to Our Lady of Victories.
Mosta
Photo: Felix Koenig, CC BY 3.0.
Mosta is a small but densely populated city in the Northern Region of Malta. The most prominent building in Mosta is the Rotunda, a large basilica built by its parishioners' volunteer labour.
Iklin
Village
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Iklin is a village in the Eastern Region of Malta, with a population of 3,247 as at 2021. Iklin was established in the mid-20th century; however some archaeological sites and a medieval chapel, named as St.
Maltese islands
- Categories: archipelago and landform
- Location: Malta, Europe
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Satellite Map
Discover Maltese islands from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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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