TOWNS AND VILLAGES IN MALTA AND GOZO

Alec Sladden

Malta : Sliema Birgu Mgarr Rabat

Gozo : Marsalforn Xlendi

Sliema

Tas-Sliema is a city located on the northeast coast of Malta. It is a centre for shopping, restaurants and café life. Tas-Sliema is also a major commercial and residental area and houses several of Malta’s most modern.

Birgu Birgu is a very old locality or the

south side of the Grand Harbour in Malta, with its origins reaching back to medieval times. The city occupies a promontory of land with Fort St Angelo at its head and the city of Cospicua at its base. Birgu has a very long with and military activities.

Rabat

Rabat is one of Malta’s oldest towns. It is a very rich haven for archeologists. Its vicinity to Mdina doubles its importance. In fact in the Roman era, it was an integral of the Roman city of Melita. There are several catacombs in Rabat. Rabats population is 12,473.