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A
panoramic
view of
Valletta
, the
capital
of
Malta
, as seen from
Senglea
across the
Grand Harbour
. The city is named after
Jean Parisot de la Valette
, Grandmaster of the
Knights Hospitaller
who successfully defended the island from an
Ottoman invasion
in 1565. The City of Valletta was officially recognised as a
World Heritage Site
by
UNESCO
in 1980.
Photo:
Myriam Thyes
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