Valletta

Summary

Valletta is a city^[1]. Valletta ranks in the top 2% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,777 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Valletta received the European Capital of Culture^[3].
• Valletta was a member of Organization of World Heritage Cities^[4].
• Valletta is located in Port Region^[5].
• Valletta is in the country of Malta^[6].
• Valletta is on the body of water Mediterranean Sea^[7].
• Valletta's head of government is recorded as Alfred Zammit^[8].
• Valletta's image is recorded as Malta, 2010 - panoramio - Bengt Nyman (23).jpg^[9].
• Valletta's instance of is recorded as city^[10].
• Valletta's instance of is recorded as local council of Malta^[11].
• Valletta's flag image is recorded as Flag of Valletta, Malta.svg^[12].
• Valletta's flag image is recorded as Malta - Valletta - Republic Street - At Courts of Justice Building & Pius V Memorial - 360° Panorama 02.jpg^[13].
• Valletta's shares border with is recorded as Floriana^[14].
• Valletta's coat of arms image is recorded as Insigne Valettae coronatum.svg^[15].
• Valletta's founder is recorded as Jean de Valette Parisot^[16].
• Jean de Valette Parisot is named after Valletta^[17].
• Valletta's twinned administrative body is recorded as Palermo^[18].
• Valletta's twinned administrative body is recorded as Nobile Contrada dell'Aquila^[19].
• Valletta's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 133703152^[20].
• Valletta's GND ID is recorded as 4119358-1^[21].
• Valletta's locator map image is recorded as Valletta-map.svg^[22].
• Valletta's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n81103153^[23].
• Valletta's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 12009198f^[24].
• Valletta's IdRef ID is recorded as 087552698^[25].
• Valletta's postal code is recorded as VLT^[26].
• Valletta's ISO 3166-2 code is recorded as MT-60^[27].

Body

Geography

Valletta is in the country of Malta^[6]. Valletta is located in Port Region^[5]. Valletta is on the body of water Mediterranean Sea^[7]. Valletta's part of is recorded as Port Region^[28].

Physical Characteristics

Valletta's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q35852', 'amount': '+80'}^[29]. Valletta's elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+56'}^[30]. Population counts include {'amount': '+6444'}^[31], {'amount': '+5719'}^[32], and {'amount': '+5197'}^[33].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include city^[10] and local council of Malta^[11]. Valletta's heritage designation is recorded as World Heritage Site^[34].

History and Context

+1566-01-01T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Valletta^[35]. Jean de Valette Parisot is named after Valletta^[17].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Valletta include Malta International Airport^[36], an international airport^[37], in Malta^[38].

Why It Matters

Valletta ranks in the top 2% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,777 views/month).^[2] Valletta has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[39] Valletta is known by 75 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[40]

Entities named for Valletta include Malta International Airport^[36], an international airport^[37], in Malta^[38].

FAQs

What awards did Valletta receive?

Honors received include European Capital of Culture^[3].