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Mdina

Mdina (Maltese: L-Imdina ), also known by its Italian epithets Città Vecchia ("Old City") and Città Notabile ("Notable City"), is a fortified city in the Western Region of Malta which was the island's capital from antiquity to the medieval period. The city has not spread beyond its ancient walls, and had a population of 242 as of July 2024. This included…

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Borders
Attard, Mtarfa, Rabat
Country
Malta
Day of festa
29 June 4th Sunday of July
Demonym(s)
Midjan (m), Midjana (f), Midjani (pl)
Dialing code
356
District
Western District

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Mdina

Nodes131
Edges130
Triples157
Avg. degree1.98
Density0.015267
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Mdina

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related to In popular culture · 29
Mdina → Alex Rider's, Anthony Horowitz, Birgu, Darkness, Dorothy Dunnett, Dragut Raid, European, Gozo, Hackwith's, HBO's Game, In, In White Wolf Publishing's, John, King's Landing, Lasombra, Littlefinger's, Lymond Chronicles, Mesquita Square, MI6, More
related to Antiquity · 27
Mdina → According, Acts, AD, Ann, Apostle, Apostles, Athens, BC, Bishop, Bronze Age, Christian, Christianity, Grand Harbour, Greek, Latin, Malta, Melita, Paul, Publius, Punic
related to Hospitaller rule · 27
Mdina → After, August, Birgu, Coscon, De Redin Bastion, During, Girolamo Cassar, Grand Master Philippe Villiers, Great Siege, Homedes, In, Juan, L'Isle-Adam, Malta, Maltese, Mdina's, On, Order, Order's, Ottoman
related to Places of interest · 21
Mdina → Agatha's ChapelSt, ConventMdina ExperienceSt Peter's Church, DungeonsCarmelite Church, Gourgion, Greeks Gate, Mdina Gate, MonasteryBastion SquareDomvs Romana, National Museum, Natural History, Nicholas' ChapelSt Roque's ChurchMdina, Norman House, Palazzo Falson, Palazzo Gatto MurinaPalazzo Santa, Paul's CatacombsPalazzo Vilhena, Paul's CathedralSt, Roman, SofiaPalazzo CostanzoBanca GiurataleCorte Capitanale, St, StandardoSt, The
related to French occupation and British rule · 14
Mdina → British, French, From, June, Malta, Malta Railway, Maltese, Mdina's Banca Giuratale, National Assembly, On, September, The, These, Valletta
related to Present day · 10
Mdina → An, Baroque, Il-Belt Siekta, Malta's, Maltese, No, Norman, Silent City, The, Today
related to Local Council · 8
Mdina → Count, Labour Party, Local Council, Mayor, Peter Joseph Sant Manduca, Sant Manduca, The, The Nationalist Party
related to Sports · 3
Mdina → Founded, Malta Football Association, Mdina Knights
• Total · 2
Mdina → 0.9 km2 (0.35 sq mi), 242
Borders · 1
Mdina → Attard, Mtarfa, Rabat

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city malta century st maltese capital name siege period main built around melite following birgu baroque rabat council walls island

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MdinaBordersAttard, Mtarfa, Rabat1.00infobox
MdinaCountryMalta1.00infobox
MdinaDay of festa29 June 4th Sunday of July1.00infobox
MdinaDemonym(s)Midjan (m), Midjana (f), Midjani (pl)1.00infobox
MdinaDialing code3561.00infobox
MdinaDistrictWestern District1.00infobox
MdinaEstablishedc. 8th century BC as Ann c. 11th century AD as Mdina1.00infobox
MdinaISO 3166 codeMT-291.00infobox
MdinaPatron saintsSt. Peter St. Paul Our Lady of Mount Carmel1.00infobox
MdinaPostal codeMDN1.00infobox
MdinaRegionWestern Region1.00infobox
MdinaTime zoneUTC+1 (CET)1.00infobox
Mdina• Density270/km2 (700/sq mi)1.00infobox
Mdina• MayorPeter Sant Manduca (PN)1.00infobox
Mdina• Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)1.00infobox
Mdina• Total0.9 km2 (0.35 sq mi)1.00infobox
Mdina• Total2421.00infobox
Mdinais aEuropean capital of clan Lasombra.In the 2007 novel Snakehead by Anthony Horowitz0.90text

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