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Malta Island

Malta is an in Southern Europe. It is the largest and most populous of the three major islands that constitute the Maltese Archipelago and the country of .
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Essential Destinations

Top destinations include Valletta and Mdina.

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or Il-Belt is the capital of . Historically built as harbour city to first capital, preserves much of its 16th-century architectural heritage built under the Hospitallers.

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is a small city in and its former capital. The town is a joy to stroll around in: many of the alleys really give the sense that nothing has changed here for more than a millennium since the Arabs were here.

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is in . and St Julian's are Malta's most modern and most built-up areas and where most tourists stay. It is where one will find the most hotels, rental apartments, restaurants, bars, shops and clubs.

Destinations to Discover

Explore places such as St. Julian’s and Rabat.

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Saint Julian's is a town in the Eastern Region of . As of 2020, its registered number of inhabitants stands at 13,792. It is situated along the coast, north of the country's capital, .

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is a town in the Western Region of , with a population of 11,497 as of March 2014. It adjoins the ancient capital city of , and a north-western part of was in the Roman city of Melite until its medieval retrenchment.

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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.

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, also known as Città Hompesch, is a city in the Port Region of . It is the seventh largest city in the country, with an estimated population of 15,648 as of January 2021.

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is a town of 11,000 people in the northwestern part of . It is a popular tourist destination during the summer months.

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is a small, traditional fishing village in the of . It has a harbour, and is a tourist attraction known for its views, fishing and history.

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San Ġwann is a town in the of , with a population of 14,244 as of 2021. Prior to its establishment as a distinct municipality, it was a fragmented community comprising parts of and .

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is a group of three adjacent cities in with a population of about 11,000 : Cospicua, Vittoriosa and Senglea. They are collectively also known as the Three Cities.

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is a coastal town on , in the region of St. Paul's Bay which consists of several small towns. The town is sandwiched between Burmarrad to the south, to the east and St. Paul's Bay to the east.

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is a coastal town on Malta, in the region of St. Paul's Bay which consists of several small towns. The town is sandwiched between directly to the south-west and Naxxar to the south-east on the other side of the bay.

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Sliema is in . St. Julian's is a town in . San Gwann is a city in .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Għar Dalam and Ħal Saflieni Hypogeum.

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is a 144-metre long phreatic tube and cave, located in the outskirts of , Malta. The cave contains the bones of animals that lived on Malta during the Pleistocene and Holocene epochs.

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The Hypogeum of Ħal Saflieni is a Neolithic subterranean structure dating to the Saflieni phase in Maltese prehistory, located in , . It is often simply referred to as the Hypogeum, literally meaning "underground" in Greek.

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The Ħal Tarxien Prehistoric Complex is an archaeological complex in , within the Port region of . They date to approximately 3400 BC. The site was accepted as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1992 along with the other Megalithic temples on the island of Malta.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Southern Harbor of Malta and Żejtun.

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The Southern Harbour of extends around the natural harbour between Valetta and , with numerous settlements, most of them dating back centuries, on rocks and cliffs immediately around the harbour bay, as well as further inland.

Town
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is a city of 11,000 people in Malta Island, . It is the largest city in the south of the island and one of the oldest cities in Malta.

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is a seaside town in the of , close to . It is approximately 13 kilometres from the capital , and has a population of 9,736 as of March 2014.

Malta Island

Latitude
35.8418° or 35° 50′ 31″ north
Longitude
14.5306° or 14° 31′ 50″ east
Population
388,000
Elevation
60 metres (197 feet)
Open location code
8F7PRGRJ+P6
Open­Street­Map ID
node 11818550093
Open­Street­Map feature
leisure=­park
Geo­Names ID
2562772
Wiki­data ID
Q193896
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In Other Languages

From Achinese to Vietnamese—“Malta Island” goes by many names.
  • Achinese: “Marit:Malta (pulo)”
  • Arabic: “جزيرة مالطا”
  • Arabic: “جزيره مالطه”
  • Armenian: “Մալթա”
  • Asturian: “Islla de Malta”
  • Azerbaijani: “Malta adası”
  • Basque: “Malta uhartea”
  • Basque: “Malta”
  • Basque: “Maltako uhartea”
  • Belarusian: “Востраў Мальта”
  • Belarusian: “Мальта”
  • Bosnian: “Malta”
  • Bulgarian: “Малта”
  • Catalan: “Illa de Malta”
  • Chinese: “馬爾他島”
  • Chinese: “馬耳他島”
  • Chinese: “马尔他岛”
  • Chinese: “马耳他岛”
  • Chuvash: “Мальта утравĕ”
  • Croatian: “Malta”
  • Czech: “Malta”
  • Danish: “Malta”
  • Dutch: “Malta”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “جزيرة مالطا”
  • Esperanto: “Malta”
  • Esperanto: “Malto insulo”
  • Esperanto: “Malto”
  • Estonian: “Malta saar”
  • Finnish: “Malta”
  • French: “Île de Malte”
  • French: “Malte”
  • Galician: “Illa de Malta”
  • Georgian: “მალტა”
  • German: “Malta”
  • Greek: “Μάλτα”
  • Hebrew: “מלטה”
  • Hungarian: “Malta”
  • Indonesian: “Pulau Malta”
  • Irish: “Málta”
  • Italian: “Isola di Malta”
  • Italian: “Malta”
  • Japanese: “マルタ島”
  • Korean: “몰타 섬”
  • Korean: “몰타섬”
  • Latin: “Melita”
  • Latvian: “Malta”
  • Latvian: “Maltas sala”
  • Limburgan: “Malta”
  • Lithuanian: “Maltos sala”
  • Luxembourgish: “Malta”
  • Macedonian: “Малта”
  • Malay: “Pulau Malta”
  • Maltese: “Malta”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Malta”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Malta”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Øya Malta”
  • Norwegian: “Malta”
  • Official Aramaic (700-300 BCE): “ܡܝܠܛܐ”
  • Persian: “مالت”
  • Polish: “Malta”
  • Portuguese: “ilha de Malta”
  • Portuguese: “Ilha de Malta”
  • Portuguese: “Malta”
  • Romanian: “Insula Malta”
  • Russian: “Мальта”
  • Russian: “Мелит”
  • Serbian: “Malta”
  • Serbian: “Малта”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Malta”
  • Slovenian: “Malta”
  • Spanish: “Isla de Malta”
  • Spanish: “Malta”
  • Swedish: “Malta”
  • Swedish: “Ön Malta”
  • Tamil: “மால்டா தீவு”
  • Thai: “เกาะมอลตา”
  • Turkish: “Malta”
  • Ukrainian: “Мальта”
  • Vietnamese: “Malta”

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