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Mdina

Mdina is a local council and walled city situated on a hill in central Malta. It was previously called Citta Vecchia and was the capital of the country until it was replaced by Valletta in 1570. It is 2,500 m² and has a population of 306 inhabitants (2011).

It is commonly known by its citizens and visitors as The City of Silence. In its streets there are beautiful palaces and religious buildings dating from the fifteenth century, some currently occupied by aristocratic families. Adjacent to Mdina is Rabat, whose name comes from the Arabic word for "suburb", and which has a population of around 11,000 people.

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Valletta (Maltese: Il-Belt Valletta; English: Valletta) is the capital of Malta, situated on a peninsula in the central-eastern part of the island of Malta. The city proper has a population of 7650 (2011), excluding the adjacent metropolitan area. It is also one of the sixty-eight local councils that make up the country since 1993.

Valletta has buildings dating back to the 16th century, built during the time of the Knights Hospitaller. Valletta is characterised by baroque buildings, with elements of Renaissance, neoclassical and modern architecture in certain areas, as the Second World War left scars on the city.

In 1980, it was officially recognised as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and in 2018, it was, together with the Dutch city of Leeuwarden, the European Capital of Culture.

Valletta

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Saint Giljian

San Ġiljan is a local council and locality on the island of Malta on the north coast of Valletta, known for its business-oriented tourism, such as hotels, bars and nightclubs, clustered in an area known as Paċeville which is where the training centre is located.

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Gozo, known locally as Għawdexy in ancient times as Gaulos, is an island in the Maltese archipelago in the Mediterranean Sea. The island is part of the Republic of Malta. After the island of Malta itself, it is the second largest island in the archipelago.
As of 2021, the island had a population of about 31,232 (out of Malta's total of 443,227), and its inhabitants are known as Gozitans (Maltese: Għawdxin). It is rich in historical sites, such as the Ġgantija temples which, along with Malta's other megalithic temples, are among the oldest structures in the world.
The island is rural in character and less developed than the island of Malta. Gozo is known for its picturesque hills. There are a few sandy beaches on the island, all of which are small, as well as resorts that are popular with locals and tourists, the most popular being Marsalforn and Xlendi. Gozo is considered one of the best diving destinations in the Mediterranean and a centre for water sports.