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Valletta

The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed. | 2011 | Copyright

Valletta , city (1994 est. pop. 9,129), capital of Malta, NE Malta. It is strategically located on a rocky promontory between two deep harbors. Dockyards line the harbors and employ more workers than any other industry. Tourism is also an important industry. A 16th-century town, with many relics of the Knights of St. John of Jerusalem (the Knights Hospitalers, or Knights of Malta), Valletta contains a 16th-century cathedral, the old governor's palace, the Royal Univ. (1769), a National Museum of Fine Arts, and a library with a museum of antiquities. The city was severely damaged by air raids in World War II.

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Valletta

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Valletta Port and capital of Malta, on the ne coast of the island. Founded in the 16th century, it was named after Jean Parisot de la Valette, Grand Master of the Order of the Knights of St John, who organized the reconstruction of the city after repelling the Turks' Great Siege of 1565. Notable sights include the Royal University of Malta (1592) and the Cathedral of San Giovanni (1576). Industries: shipbuilding and repairs, transshipment, tourism. Pop. (1995) 7100; 195,500 (metro.).

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Valletta

Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names | 2005 | | Copyright

Valletta, Malta Named after Jean Parisot de la Valette (1494–1568), French Grand Master of the Order of the Knights of St John, who built the town after the Ottoman Turkish siege of 1565. It became Malta's capital in 1570.

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Valletta

Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes | 2007 | Copyright

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