World Heritage in Malta

Valletta Ġgantija Ħaġar Qim Mnajdra Ta 'Ħaġrat Scorba Tarxien Ħal-Saflieni

World Heritage Sites in Malta

The world heritage in Malta (as of 2017) includes three UNESCO world heritage sites , all of which are world cultural heritage sites. Malta acceded to the World Heritage Convention in 1978, and all three World Heritage sites were added to the World Heritage List in 1980.

World heritage sites

The following table lists the UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Malta in chronological order according to the year of their inclusion on the World Heritage List (K - cultural heritage, N - natural heritage, K / N - mixed, (R) - on the Red List of World Heritage in Danger ).

 Map with all coordinates of World Heritage Sites: OSM

image	designation	year	Type	Ref.	description
	Hypogeum of Ħal-Saflieni ( location )	1980	K	130
	City of Valletta ( location )	1980	K	131
	Megalithic Temples of Malta	1980	K	132	originally only the temple of Ġgantija ( location ), expanded in 1992 to include: Ħaġar Qim ( location ), Mnajdra ( location ), Ta 'Ħaġrat ( location ), Skorba ( location ) and temple of Tarxien ( location ).

Tentative list

The sites that are intended for nomination for inclusion in the World Heritage List are entered in the tentative list . As of 2017, seven sites are entered in the tentative list of Malta, the last entry was in 1998. The following table lists the sites in chronological order according to the year they were included in the tentative list.

 Map with all coordinates of current World Heritage candidates: OSM

image	designation	year	Type	Ref.	description
	Cliff coasts of Malta	1998	N	979
	Qawra / Dwejra ( location )	1998	N	980	In the region of Dwejra Bay near San Lawrenz on Gozo, there are interesting coastal and rock formations, including Fungus Rock , Blue Hole and the Azure Window, which collapsed in 2017 . The inland sea of Il-Qawra is also located there .
	Cittadella in Victoria on Gozo ( location )	1998	K	981	The citadel of the city ​​of Victoria on Gozo is called Cittadella . The complex, located on a rock north of the city center, houses the Cathedral of Santa Marija and the Bishop's Square of the Diocese of Gozo .
	Fortifications around the ports of Malta	1998	K	982
	Old town of Mdina ( location )	1998	K	983	Mdina is one of the former capital cities of Malta.
	Maltese Catacombs Complex	1998	K	1113	The catacombs on Malta are three different underground, ancient burial systems on the main island of the Mediterranean archipelago, which show traces of use in Christian times. Originally only simple grave holes were carved into the rocky subsoil, over time more complex systems of chambers and antechambers emerged. It is characteristic of Malta that the catacombs were mostly family burial sites.
	Victoria Lines fortresses	1998	K	1114	The Victoria Lines is a fortification about 10.25 kilometers long. The Order of Malta , which has ruled the archipelago since 1530, erected some observation towers and shelters for soldiers along this line around 1722. In the second half of the 19th century, the British began building large-scale defensive structures named Victoria Lines in honor of Queen Victoria .

Web links

Commons : World Heritage Sites in Malta  - Collection of Images, Videos and Audio Files

• Malta on the UNESCO World Heritage Center website.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Malta. In: whc.unesco.org. UNESCO World Heritage Center, accessed July 25, 2017 . 
2. ^ Tentative list of Malta. In: whc.unesco.org. UNESCO World Heritage Center, accessed July 25, 2017 . 

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