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马耳他位于地中海中部,面积316平方公里,人口约39.7万,首都瓦莱塔(Valletta),位于马耳他岛的东北海岸。马耳他有一种很特别的石灰岩,它呈灰白或乳黄色,开采出来时非常软,砍、锯、刨均可,易于造型修饰。这种“豆腐石头”在太阳下晾晒一段时间,就会变得坚硬无比。当地居民的住房,几乎都是用这种石头建造的。这种石头建筑物构成了岛国的独特风光。公元前10～前8世纪,腓尼基人到此定居。1523年,耶路撒冷圣·约翰骑士团从罗得岛移居马耳他。1798年,法国军队将骑士团逐出。1800年被英国人占领。1814年巴黎条约签订后,马耳他沦
Malta is located in the central Mediterranean, an area of 316 square kilometers, a population of about 397,000, the capital of Valletta (Valletta), located on the northeast coast of Malta. Malta has a very special limestone, it is gray or creamy, very soft when mined out, cut, saw, planing can be easy to shape modification. This “tofu stone” in the sun drying for a period of time, it will become extremely hard. The houses of local residents are almost always built of this kind of stone. This stone building constitutes the unique scenery of the island nation. From 10 BC to the 8th century BC, the Phoenicians settled here. In 1523, the St. John Knights of Jerusalem moved to Malta from Rhode Island. In 1798, the French army expelled the Knights. 1800 British occupation. Malta signed the Treaty of Paris in 1814