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.
Comino
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Comino is a small island of the Maltese archipelago between the islands of Malta and Gozo in the Mediterranean Sea, measuring 3.5 square kilometres in area. Named after the cumin seed, the island has
Aerial view of Comino
The building purposely built as barracks, later used for quarantine and hospital
A view of the Saint Mary's Tower dominating the coastline
Comino Chapel