Malta

View from the front of the Church of Our Lady of Victories, 1743, Xaghra, Gozo, Malta, pictured on June 1, 2008, in the afternoon. The Republic of Malta consists of seven islands in the Mediterranean Sea of which Malta, Gozo and Comino have been inhabited since c.5, 200 BC. It has been ruled by Phoenicians (Malat is Punic for safe haven), Greeks, Romans, Fatimids, Sicilians, Knights of St John, French and the British, from whom it became independent in 1964. Nine of Malta's important historical monuments are UNESCO World Heritage Sites. Gozo is the second largest Island. The Church of Our Lady of Victories, or Maria Bambina, was destroyed in World War II and later restored. Picture by Manuel Cohen

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13448600

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45392033

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3448px x 3328px (2.9MB)

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Manuel Cohen / Mary Evans

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Photograph by Manuel Cohen