As we rode, I figured out the
question in my head. Mdina is also
known by its titles CittÃ
Vecchia or Città Notabile, is
a fortified city in the Northern
Region of Malta, which served as the
island's capital from antiquity to
the medieval period. The city is still
confined within its walls, and has a
population of just under 300, but it
is contiguous with the town
of Rabat, which takes its name from
the Arabic word for suburb.
When we got down from the bus we
were all tired from being cooped up
for so long. Our teacher handed us
our papers and told us that our first
stop was going to be at the Museum
of Natural History. The display
areas in the museum cover various
topics such as Maltese Geology and
Palaeontology, exotic mammals,
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