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3 unusual facts about Salina, Malta


Bidnija

Archaeologists and Researchers also believe some Roman remains (e.g. Roman villas; tombs) can be found nearby, as Bidnija makes part of the rural surroundings of Rabat (Mdina), which served as a City in those ages, and also is not far from Salina coast which was a Roman harbour in the past.

Malfa

In the 12th century some families established their lives in Malfa on the island of Salina.

Salina Catacombs

The Salina Catacombs are a cluster of small catacombs located near the Church of the Annunciation in Salina, Naxxar, in Malta.


2007–08 Maltese Premier League

The Malta Football Best Goalkeeper of the Year award for 2008 was won by Andrew Hogg of Valletta.

27 Kinder European Challenge

The largest fundraising effort came from Malta, and was shared between Inspire Foundation and the Daniel Delicata Memorial Association for the construction of a children's outdoor play area at the new national Mater Dei Hospital.

7th Wonder

"7th Wonder" (occasionally rendered as "Seventh Wonder") was the Maltese entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 2002, performed in English by Ira Losco.

Anton Buttigieg

He was educated at the Government Primary School, Qala (from 1916 to 1922), the Gozo Seminary (from 1923 to 1927), St Aloysius' College Malta (from 1928 to 1930) and the University of Malta, where he graduated Bachelor of Arts in 1934, and Doctor of Laws in 1940.

Armier Bay

Armier Bay (in Maltese: Bajjet l-Armier), is situated in the locality of Mellieħa, Malta.

Borough United F.C.

A 0-0 draw in Malta was followed by a 2-0 success at the Racecourse Ground in Wrexham — a more suitable venue than the tiny Nant-y-Coed ground with its single stand and spartan changing rooms — to set up a tie with Slovakian ŠK Slovan Bratislava.

Caesarism

Benjamin Disraeli was also famously accused of Caesarism in March of 1878 when, in In anticipation of war with Russia, he mobilised British reserves and called Indian troops to Malta.

Carmelo Mifsud Bonnici

Carmelo "Carm" Mifsud Bonnici (born 17 February 1960) is a Maltese politician who served in a number of Ministerial posts in the Government of Malta.

Dakotasuchus

The type specimen was found in an iron-cemented sandstone concretion near Salina.

Diritto Municipale

The Municipal Law' (Diritto Municipale in the original Italian) was a compilation of the knight's and Malta's laws during their stay on the Island.

Doyles Room

Named for Doyle Brunson, the 10-time World Series of Poker bracelet winner, the Doyle Brunson Poker Network is licensed and incorporated in Curaçao, Netherlands Antilles with the website also stating "Letter of Intent from Malta Lotteries and Gaming Authority Received".

Düm Tek Tek

Hadise started off her promo tour in Malta, appearing on 5 popular television shows including the National Final of Malta in which their entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2009, What If We by Chiara, was chosen.

Dwarf elephant

Fossil remains of dwarf elephants have been found on the Mediterranean islands of Cyprus, Malta (at Ghar Dalam), Crete (in Nomos Chanion at Vamos, Stylos and in a now under water cave on the coast), Sicily, Sardinia, the Cyclades Islands and the Dodecanese Islands.

Eirian Williams

He has since refereed many more Ranking finals including the Seniors Championship, Welsh Open Championship, Australian Goldfields Open, German Masters, UK Championship, Irish Masters, Wembley Masters, Malta Cup, China Masters, China Open, Thailand Open, British Open, Grand Prix, Bahrain Snooker Championship, World Open and four World Championship Finals at the Crucible Theatre, Sheffield in 2001, 2005, 2007 and 2010.

Glenn Bedingfield

Bedingfield came to the Labour Party fold at the start of the 90s after a journalistic stint with Bay Radio, when he joined One Productions Ltd, Labour’s media venture.

Harpalus anxius

In Europe, it is only absent in the following countries or islands: Andorra, the Azores, the Canary Islands, the Channel Islands, Crete, Cyclades, Cyprus, Dodecanese, the Faroe Islands, Franz Josef Land, Gibraltar, Iceland, Madeira, Malta, Monaco, the North Aegean islands, Norway, Novaya Zemlya, Portugal, San Marino, the Savage Islands, Sicily, Svalbard and Jan Mayen, and Vatican City.

History of religion in Malta

A Jewish subculture re-emerged in Malta during the reign of the Knights Hospitaller.

Houda Echouafni

While attending the London Centre for Theatre Studies, Houda began filming Penny Woolcock's The Death of Klinghoffer in Malta.

Jeremy Petty

He attended Brown Mackie College in Salina, Kansas where he was awarded a scholarship to play baseball.

Joseph Muscat

As an MEP he supported a reduction in the tax for Satellite television, the right for customers to watch sport events for free, and a number of issues related to environmental protection in Malta.

Julie and Ludwig

Their fairy-tale story was however unfortunately short-lived when Ludwig admitted publicly on the local program "Xarabank" on TVM that the duo split up.

Kaplan International Colleges

KIC also offers short, medium and long-term residential foreign language courses in China, Dominican Republic, France, Germany, Italy, Malta, Mexico, Russia and Spain through partner schools.

KSNL

KSNL-LD, a low-power television station (channel 47) licensed to Salina, Kansas, United States

Lawrence Gonzi

Malta’s support for the Libyan revolution has been appreciated by the country’s new rulers and the chairman of the Transitional National Council, Mustafa Abdul Jalil, has already made it clear that Malta will have a “distinguished role” in the rebuilding of Libya.

Mabee Arena

Mabee Arena is a 1,500-seat indoor arena in Salina, Kansas.

Macedonia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2012

In the final, Macedonia was drawn to perform 22nd, after Malta and preceding Ireland.

Malta in the Eurovision Song Contest 2005

Malta was represented in the Eurovision Song Contest 2005 by the song "Angel" performed by Chiara.

MT explosive motorboat

On 26 July 1941, two human torpedoes (Maiale) and ten MAS boats (including six MTs) launched an unsuccessful attack on the British naval base at Valletta, Malta.

Nina Silaeva

# 2011 — the Personal exhibition of works in Russian center of a science and culture on Malte in Vallette, July 2011

Norman Harding

During a holiday in Sliema, Malta, he proposed marriage to her on 3 June 1988, and were married on 5 August of the same year, when Harding was 58-years-old.

Olivia Lewis

At her 11th attempt she finally won the 2007 festival, held in Ta'Qali on 3 February 2007, with the song "Vertigo" and represented Malta at the semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest held at the Hartwall Areena in Helsinki, Finland, on 10 May 2007.

Order of Saint Januarius

HMEH Frà Matthew Festing, Prince and Grand Master of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta,

Peg Belson

These contacts included Australia, New Zealand, the Netherlands, Malta, Finland, West Germany, Denmark, Japan, China, Kuwait, the Czech Republic, Poland and Bosnia.

Phragmatobia fuliginosa

There are a number of recognized subspecies, such as P. f. melitensis in Malta and P. f. borealis in Scotland.

Piero de Ponte

He became a Knights Hospitaller and was the Order's governor of the island of Lango when Rhodes fell to the Ottomans on New Year's Day 1523, and was still there in 1534 when he received the news of his election to the office of Grand Master of the Order, to succeed Philippe Villiers de L'Isle-Adam at Malta.

Pierre J. Mejlak

He was a BBC correspondent, a regular columnist for Malta's daily In-Nazzjon and produced radio shows - including 60 one-hour documentaries on rock legends - for various national radio stations.

Robert Alexander Innes

In April 1941 he sailed on HMS Argus for Gibraltar, where he was transferred to HMS Ark Royal and was one of a group of Hurricane pilots who flew off Ark Royal for Malta.

Robert Samut

On 26 May 1968 Dr. Giorgio Borg Olivier, then Prime Minister of Independent Malta, in the presence of the Governor General and Lady Dorman, of His Grace Mgr Michael Gonzi, and many other personalities, unveiled a marble plaque on the façade of the Lion House to commemorate the birthplace of Prof. Samut.

Ron Angus

Commonwealth Championships: 1993 Ireland (3rd), 1995 Malta (3rd)

Salina High School

Salina High School Central, known as Salina High School before the construction of Salina High School South

Scott J. Jones

She is the President of Reece Construction Company, with offices in Scandia, Kansas; Salina, Kansas; and Prosper, Texas.

Stoneburg, Texas

The town developed after the construction of the Chicago, Rock Island, and Texas Railway between Fort Worth, Texas and Salina, Kansas in 1893.

Sweet Haven

Popeye Village, also known as Sweethaven Village, tourist attraction in Malta

Valletta Waterfront

It is also being used as a venue with a concentration of bars, retail outlets and restaurants, as well as for concerts and events, including the Malta Jazz Festival, the Malta Fireworks Festival, the Perfect Wedding Fair and other themed events.

Virginia Leng

She was born and raised in Malta and won several national and international titles, including the European Champion, the Badminton Horse Trials and the Burghley Horse Trials a record five times.

Walter Micallef u l-Ħbieb

Walter Micallef u l-Ħbieb is a modern folk sextet from Malta, featuring Walter Micallef on vocals and guitar, Renzo Spiteri on percussion, Jes Psaila on acoustic and electric guitar, Eric Wadge on bass, Pawlu Camilleri on harmonica and Albert Garzia on piano and accordion.

Wignacourt

Wignacourt towers, series of fortifications on the island of Malta built by the Knights of Malta

William Horrocks

In 1905 Sir Themistocles Zammit infected a goat with the bacteria Micrococcus Melitanensis which then caught Malta fever.

Zaporizhian Sich

According to folklore, some moved to Malta, because Kosh members considered themselves the kind of Maltese chivalry.


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