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The Maltese Islands

Ms Rosienne Farrugia

The Maltese Islands

What is an island?

It is a land that is surrounded by the sea.

Can you name some islands?

MaltaGozoCominoFilflaU.K.SicilyCyprusSardinia

Have you ever been here?

Ghar Dalam means ‘cave of darkness’.

It has animal bones from the end of the Ice Age.

What are these places or buildings called?

Mnajdra is a very old temple built in the Stone Age about 3000 years Before Christ.

It is found in the south of Malta near the

Hagar Qim temple.

Hagar Qim Temples

What is this place called?

This is the Blue Grotto.

You can see the small rock or island called Filfla from there.

Do people live on this island?

• Noone lives on this small island.

• It is called Filfla and is one of the islets of the Maltese Archipelago.

• The cliffs that form this islet are about 60 metres high.

A view of Gozo from the top.

This is called an aerial view of Gozo.

Where is this beautiful place?

• This is the Blue Lagoon and it is found in the small island of Comino.

• Only one family lives on this island.

• Lots of tourists and Maltese people spend a day swimming in the clear blue waters.

The Grand Harbour – Past & Present

MdinaThe Silent city

Sandy Beaches: Golden Bay and Ghadira Bay

Rocks and Cliffs

• These cliffs are called Dingli Cliffs.• Our islands

are composed of sedimentary rocks.

The Rotunda: Mosta Church

The Red Tower

National Plant & Bird

Blue Rock Trush – Il-Merill Widnet-il Bahar

Our National Anthem

Lil din l-art helwa, l-Omm li tatna isimha, Hares Mulej, kif dejjem Int harist: Ftakar li lilha bl-ohla dawl libbist.

Aghti, kbir Alla, id-dehen lil min jahkimha, Rodd il-hniena lis-sid, sahha 'l-haddiem: Seddaq il-ghaqda fil-Maltin u s-sliem

The Maltese Flag & the George Cross