Valletta

Valletta, population 7048 (official estimate for 2000), is the capital city of Malta - The city is located at 35?54'16" North, 14?31'32" East (35.904444, 14.525556).http://earth-info.nga.mil/gns/html/cntry_files.html

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The official name the Order gave to the city was Humillima Civitas Valletta - a city bound to humility, however with the building of bastions, curtains and ravelins, along with the beauty of the baroque buildings along its streets, it became known as Superbissima - the 'Superb', amongst the ruling houses of Europe. In Maltese it is colloquially known as Il-Belt, simply meaning "The City".

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Malta: The Republic of Malta is a small and densely-populated island nation in southern Europe. It consists of an archipelago in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea directly south of Italy and north of Africa. These strategically-located islands have been ruled and fought over by various powers over the ce...

Valletta related Images and Photos (experimental)

The Grand Harbour Valletta

H.M.S. Vesuvius Leaving Grand Harbour Valletta Malta

Cannons of Battery High on Defensive Wall of Valletta Protect Entrance to Grand Harbour Malta