Malta
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Malta, officially the Republic of Malta, is an island country of Southern Europe located in the Mediterranean Sea, between Sicily and North Africa. It consists of an archipelago 80 km south of Italy,
Ġgantija megalithic temple complex
Roman mosaic from the Domvs Romana
Roger I of Sicily returned Malta to Christian rule.
Ottoman attack on the post of the Castilian knights on 21 August 1565
Maltese people
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The Maltese people are an ethnic group native to Malta who speak Maltese, a Semitic language descended from Siculo-Arabic with a substantial Romance superstratum, and share a common Maltese history an
Painting of Maltese ladies by French artist Antoine de Favray during the Hospitaller Period of Malta.
Maltese women have historically worn the għonnella, a traditional dress which became a symbol of Maltese identity. The għonnella gradually disappeared in everyday Maltese apparel after the 1960s.
Maltese people in the 19th century
Child Migrants' Memorial at the Valletta Waterfront, commemorating the 310 Maltese child migrants who travelled to Australia between 1950 and 1965.