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B.C. Pre-history
and classical Malta
YEARS:(5000-218 B.C.)
Years B.C. 5000 First People settle3600-2500 Megalithic temples 800-480 Phoenician rule700-600 Greek influence 480-218 Carthaginian rule 264-146 Punic Wars 218 Roman rule begins
A.D.
Classical, Paleolithic and Medieval Malta
(60-1530)
Years 870-1090 Arab rule 1091-1194 Norman rule 1194-1266 Swabian rule 1266-1283 Angevin rule 1283-1412 Aragonese rule 1412-1530 Aragonese and Castilian rule
The Knights of St. John (1530-1798)
The French Occupation (1798-1800)
The British Period (1800-1964)
1939
World War
II
World war
The Port
Opera House
“To honour her brave people I award the George Cross
to the Island Fortress of Malta to bear witness to a heroism
and devotion that will long be famous in history.", (sgd) George R.I.
15th April 1942
George cross
1945
End of War
End of war
Independence Day
21st September 1964
Independence Day
MALTA TODAY
General InfoSize:
The longest distance on the island,
from the south-east to the north-west is some 27kms;
its widest point, east to west, is 14,5kms
Density:
1.234 per km² (one of the highest in the world)
Population/ Bevölkerung:
394.583 (July 2001 est.)
General Info continuedThe LanguageThe people speak their own tongue - Maltese, a language of Semitic origin. Through the ages, many foreign words, particularly Italian, became part of the language, and Maltese is the only Semitic language written in Latin characters. English is one of two official languages and is widely spoken in Malta and Gozo.
Die SpracheMalta hat seine eigene Sprache: das Maltesisch - eine Sprache semitischen Ursprungs. Im Laufe der Zeit wurden viele Fremdwörter in sie aufgenommen - vor allem italienische. Maltesisch ist die einzige semitische Sprache mit einem lateinischen Alphabet. Englisch ist die zweite offizielle Sprache und wird von den meisten Bewohnern der Inseln gesprochen.
Religion:The majority of Maltese are Roman Catholic. There are small Anglican, Church of Scotland, Greek Orthodox, Jewish, Methodists and Muslim communities
Die meisten Malteser sind katholisch. Daneben gibt es zahlreiche kleine Gemeinden: Anglikaner, Church of Scotland, die griechisch-orthodoxe Kirche, Juden, Methodisten und Muslime.
General Info continued
Economy / Wirtschaft :
Total GDP: - $5.6 billion (2000 est.) (GDP =, Bruttoinlandsprodukt)
GDP - per capita: - $14,300 (2000 est.)
Inflation Rate: 2,5% (2000 est.)
Labor force - by occupation: industry 24%, services 71%,
agriculture 5% (1999 est.)
Unemployment Rate: 4,5%
Industries: tourism; electronics, ship building and repair,
construction; food and beverages, textiles, footwear,
clothing, tobacco
General Info continued
Cuisine
FEW OF THE MANY DISHES:
Aljotta – Special fish soup.Fenek - Rabbit is almost
a national dish Torta tal-Lampuki – Fish pie made out
of the national fish (Dorado)
.
Tourist ArrivalsJANUARY TO AUGUST
Austria
15440
11300
12904
15881
20762
20917
Belgium
15759
15241
19260
18097
20799
19406
Denmark
12818
12324
11643
10214
12163
12121
Finland
3445
4329
2978
3057
2904
3455
France
55683
49288
45276
53635
55904
56543
Germany
122824
127050
140472
133780
141360
145406
Italy
75315
69026
69816
69956
70500
68928
Libya
25558
34009
25049
24032
28319
30604
Netherlands
31693
32760
36715
37353
46185
44650
Norway
5041
5064
5090
4806
7497
6055
Russia
7295
10146
15374
19749
11986
13869
Sweden
5970
7229
7968
9120
12327
13606
Switzerland
11444
12337
10629
15494
15495
13248
U.K.
317464
264117
292637
303717
290420
285953
U.S.A
7808
8258
9909
12155
12851
12810
Other
66815
68258
71284
83322
* Provisional
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000*
94744
93929
Total
780372
730736
777004
814368
844216
841500
1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000*
Austria 15440 11300 12904 15881 20762 20917
Belgium 15759 15241 19260 18097 20799 19406
Denmark 12818 12324 11643 10214 12163 12121
Finland 3445 4329 2978 3057 2904 3455
France 55683 49288 45276 53635 55904 56543
Germany 122824 127050 140472 133780 141360 145406
Italy 75315 69026 69816 69956 70500 68928
Libya 25558 34009 25049 24032 28319 30604
Netherlands 31693 32760 36715 37353 46185 44650
Norway 5041 5064 5090 4806 7497 6055
Russia 7295 10146 15374 19749 11986 13869
Sweden 5970 7229 7968 9120 12327 13606
Switzerland 11444 12337 10629 15494 15495 13248
U.K. 317464 264117 292637 303717 290420 285953
U.S.A 7808 8258 9909 12155 12851 12810
Other 66815 68258 71284 83322 94744 93930
Total 780372 730736 777004 814368 844216 841501
What to do on the Isles
What’s there to do
on the ISLANDS?
Touristy places
Some of the nicest places on the Island of Malta are located at the coast. One can find many hotels, resorts, bars, pubs, restaurants, discos, cinemas, and all one might need to have an unforgettable holiday. Among these places, there are:
BUGIBBA AND ST. PAULS
SLIEMA
St. Julians
Sandy Beaches
La Valletta and the 3 Cities
PICTURES
Valletta is named after its founder: Grand Master of the Order of St John, Jean Parisot de la Valette. But the city really owes its birth to his arch enemy, Grand Turk Suleiman the Magnificent.
Valletta had been planned before the siege. But the plans could only be executed once a grateful Christendom had lavished riches on the Knights for their defeat of Suleiman. The magnificent fortress city grew on the arid rock of Mount Sceberras peninsula, which rises steeply from two deep harbours, Marsamxett and Grand Harbour.
Started in 1566, Valletta was completed, with its impressive bastions, forts and cathedral,
in the astonishingly short time of 15 years.
Valletta
The Three CitiesMalta may well owe its name to the area known as the Three Cities. The ancient Greek name for the Islands, Malet, loosely translates as ‘a place of shelter’. Certainly the fingers of rock jutting out into Grand Harbourwith their deep natural inlets have provided shelter for ships from ancient times to present day.
1. Senglea: The city was named after the Grand Master, Claude de Sengle, who founded it.2. Birgu: Renamed Civitas Vittoriosa, ‘the City of Victory’ 3. Cotonera
Know Together as: ‘Cottonera’ after the Grand Master Cottonerwho built their inland defences.
Pics
MDINA – The Silent City - The history of Mdina and its suburb Rabat is as old as the history of Malta itself. - Mdina, Malta’s medieval capital, can trace its origins back more than 4000 years. - Rabat can claim the origins of Maltese Christianity. - It was here in A.D. 60 that the Apostle St Paul is said to have lived after being shipwrecked on the Islands. - Both Mdina and Rabat are fascinating to tour for their timeless atmosphere and their cultural and religious treasures.
- It was home then, as now, to Malta’s noble families; some are descendants of the Norman, Sicilian and Spanish overlords who made Mdina their home from the 12th century onwards.
Pics
Street in Mdina Mdina Gate St. Paul‘s Square
Arial View Highest Point in Malta
GOZO – The Sister Island of Malta
COMINO
Archeological Places
Village Festas
Water Sports
Diving
Language School
General EnglishIntensiveMini intensive
Person to personAcademic year Business English Exam Prep. English & Diving
Highest Lowest Daily hours of RainfallRecorded Recorded Sunshine in mm
January 22.2 16.3 10.0 3.9 5.46 97.8
February 22.7 16.5 9.8 2.6 6.36 61.9 March 33.5 18.1 11.2 4.8 7.33 38.5 April 29.4 20.2 12.9 6.5 8.46 29.8 May 34.5 24.5 16.3 10.5 9.99 10.4 June 39.8 28.7 20.1 14.8 11.23 1.2 July 43.1 31.5 22.4 17.4 12.15 0.3 August 43.0 32.1 23.5 18.0 11.36 7.7 September 39.2 28.9 21.5 16.2 9.00 58.4 October 33.5 25.6 18.5 11.3 7.22 72.2 November 28.9 21.3 14.9 5.7 6.50 121.9 December 24.6 17.6 11.5 3.8 5.20 109.9
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