Culture of Malta
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The culture of Malta has been influenced by various societies that have come into contact with the Maltese Islands throughout the centuries, including neighbouring Mediterranean cultures, and the cult
Fireworks in Mdina during the Feast of the Conversion of St. Paul, an annual cultural celebration
A traditional Għana musician playing an accordion
The temple complex of Mnajdra (4th mi-3200 BC)
The Majmuna Stone, a Kufic gravestone of the girl Maymūnah who died on Thursday, 21 March 1174
Maltese language
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Maltese is a Central Semitic language derived from late medieval Sicilian Arabic with Romance superstrata. It is the only Semitic language officially written in the Latin script. It is spoken by the M
Vassalli's Storja tas-Sultân Ċiru (1831) is an example of Maltese orthography in the 19th century, before the later standardisation introduced in 1924. Note the similarities with the various varieties of romanised Arabic.
