M A L T A
Malta • Malta is a southern European country in the Mediterranean Sea, 80 km (50 mi) south of Sicily and 333 km north of Libya.
Geography • Malta is an archipelago in the central Mediterranean. There are three largest islands – Malta (Malta), Gozo (Għawdex) and Comino (Kemmuna) – are inhabited. A total population of over 400,000 inhabitants occupying an area of 316 square kilometers.
Gozo • The island of Gozo has long been associated with Ogygia, the island home of the nymph (lady) Calypso in Homer's Odyssey (a poem written by Homer).
• Gozo is the second largest island and is more rural, characterised by fishing, tourism, crafts and agriculture.
• The island itself has a population of around 31,000 people. The Azure Window in Gozo: Dwejra
• Comino – An island measuring 3.5 square kilometres. • Fact: Named after the cumin seed that once flourished in the Maltese islands.
• Malta's location has given it great strategic importance throughout history and a succession of powers including: the • Phoenicians • Romans (117 AD) • Arabs (870 AD) • Normans • Aragonese (1282-1409) • Habsburg Spain • Knights of St John (1530-1798) • French (1798-1800) • British (1800-1964)
• The Prehistory (4100 BC)
• Knights of St John
Jean Parisot de la Valette: The Founder of Valletta
• Valletta is the capital city of Malta, also known as Il-Belt (English: The City) in Maltese.
• Valletta Harbour
• A typical street in Valletta
• Mdina – the Old Capital City. Mdina is a medieval walled town situated on a hill in the centre of the island.
• The Mdina Cathedral
The cathedral from the inside
• Maltese Characteristics: The Maltese traditional ship: Luzzu
Designs present on these ships
• Maltese Folklore
Traditional Maltese Instruments
• Lace Making
• Traditional Maltese Food
• Traditional Maltese Clothing