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Malta, Vittorios

Vittoriosa, or Birgu, the walled entrance to the town on the south side of the Grand Harbour.
When the Knights arrived in 1530, they made Birgu the capital city of Malta and improved the fortification at Fort St Angelo and of the whole area. Birgu was never captured during the hostilities between the Knights and the Ottoman Empire.

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Vittoriosa, or Birgu, the walled entrance to the town on the south side of the Grand Harbour. <br />
When the Knights arrived in 1530, they made Birgu the capital city of Malta and improved the fortification at Fort St Angelo and of the whole area. Birgu was never captured during the hostilities between the Knights and the Ottoman Empire.