Mdina
Mdina, Città Vecchia, or Città Notabile, (Inglis: Notabile, or Imdina)[1] is the auld caipital o Maltae. Mdina is a medieval walled toun situatit on a hill in the centre o the island. Punic remains uncovered ayont the ceety’s walls suggest the importance o the general region tae Maltae’s Phoenician settlers. Mdina is commonly cawed the "Silent Ceety" bi natives an visitors.[2] The toun is still confined athin its walls, an haes a population o less nor three hunder, but it is contiguous wi the village o Rabat, which takes its name frae the Arabic wird for suburb, an haes a population o ower 11,000.
Mdina L-Imdina Città Notabile, Città Vecchia Melita | |
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Ceety an Local cooncil | |
 Frae tap: Skyline, Cathedral, Main Gate, Palazzo Santa Sofia, Vilhena Palace | |
 Banner  Coat airms | |
| Eik-name(s): The Silent Ceety | |
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| Coordinates: 35°53′9″N 14°24′11″E / 35.88583°N 14.40306°ECoordinates: 35°53′9″N 14°24′11″E / 35.88583°N 14.40306°E | |
| Kintra |  Maltae |
| Region | Northren Region |
| Destrict | Wastren Destrict |
| Borders | Attard, Mtarfa, Rabat |
| Govrenment | |
| • Mayor | Peter Dei Conti Sant Manduca (PN) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.9 km2 (0.3 sq mi) |
| Population (March 2014) | |
| • Total | 292 |
| • Density | 320/km2 (840/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | Midjan (m), Midjana (f), Midjani (p) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | MDN |
| Dialin code | 356 |
| ISO 3166 code | MT-29 |
| Patron saunt | St. Peter St. Paul Oor Lady o Moont Carmel |
| Day o festa | 29 June 4th Sunday of July |
| Website | Offeecial wabsteid |
| Buses 51, 52, 53 frae Valletta terminus, Stap at Bus Stap named "Saqqajja" or "Rabat 3". | |
References
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- ↑ Craven, John (2 Mairch 2009). "Celebrity travel: Starry knights and three-pin plugs in Malta". Daily Mail. Retrieved 22 Mairch 2010.
| Wikimedia Commons haes media relatit tae Mdina. |