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Malta has been inhabited since 5900 BC. [1] [2] The first inhabitants were farmers; their agricultural methods degraded the soil until the islands became uninhabitable. The islands were repopulated around 3850 BC by a civilization that at its peak built the Megalithic Temples, which today are among the oldest surviving buildings in the world.
Malta ( / ˈmɒltə / ⓘ MOL-tə, / ˈmɔːltə / MAWL-tə, Maltese: [ˈmɐːltɐ] ), officially the Republic of Malta, [14] is an island country in Southern Europe located in the Mediterranean Sea. It consists of an archipelago 80 km (50 mi) south of Italy, 284 km (176 mi) east of Tunisia, [15] and 333 km (207 mi) north of Libya.
Malta (island) / 35.883°N 14.450°E / 35.883; 14.450. Filfa, St Paul's Islands, Manoel Island. Malta is an island in Southern Europe. It is the largest and most populous of the three major islands that constitute the Maltese Archipelago .The island is situated in the Mediterranean Sea directly south of Italy and north of Libya.
Historically, Lampedusa was a landing place and a maritime base for the ancient Phoenicians, Greeks and Romans. The Romans established a plant for the production of the prized fish sauce known as garum. In 812 (or 813), [9] directed by the Aghlabids, the island was sacked by Saracens during the Arab–Byzantine wars.
www .rhodes .gr. General view of the village of Lindos, with the acropolis and beaches, island of Rhodes, Greece. Rhodes ( / roʊdz / ⓘ; Greek: Ρόδος, romanized :Ródos [ˈroðos]) is the largest of the Dodecanese islands of Greece and is their historical capital; it is the ninth largest island in the Mediterranean Sea.
This is a timeline of Maltese history, comprising important legal and territorial changes and political events in Malta and its predecessor states. To read about the background to these events, see History of Malta. See also the list of monarchs of Malta and list of governors of Malta.
The island of Gozo also has its own national football team. Because it is a part of Malta and not a state on its own this team isn't official and thereby is on the N.F.-Board. Gozo F.C. used to represent Gozo in the Maltese League, whilst a Gozo Football League is also maintained. Football on the island is managed by the Gozo Football Association.
The State of Malta ( Maltese: Stat ta’ Malta ), commonly known as Malta, was the predecessor to the modern-day Republic of Malta. It existed between 21 September 1964 and 13 December 1974. The Crown Colony of Malta became independent under the Malta Independence Act 1964 (c. 86) passed by the British Parliament.