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Mdina

a Pleiades place resource

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Mdina, Malta, has ancient origins, being occupied perhaps as early as 4000 BC. The site was first fortified by the Phoenicians ca. 700 BC.

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Canonical URI for this page:
https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/399911221

Representative Point (Latitude, Longitude):
35.8858108657, 14.4031158443

Locations:

Representative Locations:
- OSM location of city wall (750 BC - AD 1453) accuracy: +/- 20 meters.

Names:

None

Mdina makes connections with:

Mdina located at Melita (unspecified date range)
Mdina part of (physical/topographic) Melita/Malta (island) (unspecified date range)

Mdina receives connections from:

Domvs Romana located at Mdina (unspecified date range)

Place type:
wall (of a city), city wall, settlement

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Related:

Wikidata Q207277: Mdina

Initial Provenance:
Pleiades

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Suggested citation:
Jeffrey Becker, 'Mdina: a Pleiades place resource', Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places, 2023 <https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/399911221> [accessed: 24 April 2025]

Cite this resource in Wikipedia:

            {{cite web |url=https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/399911221 |title=Places: 399911221 (Mdina) |author=Becker, J. |accessdate=April 24, 2025 6:12 am |publisher=Pleiades}}

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