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THE CITY OF VALETTA
Valletta is the capital city of Malta, colloquially known as Il-Belt (The city) in Maltese. It is located in the central-eastern portion of the island of Malta. Valetta was named after Jean Parisot de la Valette, a French nobleman who had joined the Order of St. John who succeeded in defending the island from an Ottoman invasion in 1565.