Valetta
a strongly fortified seawide streets paved with lava, spacious island; on an elevated neck harbor on each side. The town has of land, with a large and commodious squares, and fine quays, lined with eleharbor on each side. The town has different streets is maintained by flights of steps. The cathedral, built in 1580, the site the communication between the contains the tombs of the Knights of Malta or of St. John, and in a chapel are the keys of Jerusalem, Acre and Rhodes. nor's residence, formerly the palace of Malta or of St. John, and in a chapel are contains the tombs of the Knights of university, and the military hospital. The Other notable buildings bu are the goverlargest men-of-war. Some shipbuilding dockyard is capable of admitting the VALETTE and various other industries are carried on, and the trade includes grain, wine, fruits, cotton, and other manufactures, coals, etc. The mail steamers for Alexandria, Constantinople, etc., call here, and it is the chief station of the British fleet in the Mediterranean. Pop. about 25,000. See MALTA.