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Malta returned to Christian rule with the Norman conquest in 1127. [6] It was, with Noto on the southern tip of Sicily, the last Arab stronghold in the region to be retaken by the resurgent Christians. [23] The Arab administration was initially kept in place [24] and Muslims were allowed to practise their religion freely until the 13th century ...
The Arabs in Malta (Maltese: Għarab f'Malta; Arabic: العرب في مالطا) are, today, mostly expatriates from a range of Arab countries, particularly Libya and Syria. However, the history of Arabs in Malta goes back to 869 AD when Ahmad ibn Umar , the emir of Crete, ruled Malta for a short period of time before he was expelled.
Of all the islands around Sicily, Malta was the last to remain in Byzantine hands, and in 869 a fleet under Ahmad ibn Umar ibn Ubaydallah ibn al-Aghlab al-Habashi attacked it. The Byzantines, having received timely reinforcements, resisted successfully at first, but in 870 Muhammad sent a fleet from Sicily to the island, and the capital Melite ...
The Story of Malta. Allied Publications. ISBN 9789990930818. Bonanno, Anthony (1984). "The Maltese artistic heritage of the Roman period" (PDF). Proceedings of History Week. Historical Society of Malta. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 April 2016. Brincat, Joseph M. (1995). "Malta 870–1054 Al-Himyari's Account and its Linguistic ...
One of the most notable periods of Malta's history is the temple period, starting around 3600 BC. The Ġgantija Temple in Gozo is one of the oldest free-standing buildings in the world. The name of the complex stems from the Maltese word ġgant , which reflects the magnitude of the temple's size.
The Phoenicians colonized Malta in around the 8th century BC, and they founded the city of Maleth on this plateau. [3] It was taken over by the Roman Republic in 218 BC, becoming known as Melite . The Punic-Roman city was about three times the size of present-day Mdina, extending into a large part of modern Rabat .
The sixth-century writer Arator described Malta as a statio, a port of call for ships, [22] although this is used in reference to St. Paul's shipwreck on the islands, [23] and should not be used to infer the naval status of Malta, although reference to the harbours of Malta and Gozo are found in later Arabic texts. [22]
Fortification wall near Greeks Gate (left), probably including parts of the Arab walls of the city. In 445 AH (1053–54 AD), the Byzantine Empire attacked the newly established Muslim settlement on Malta "with many ships and in great numbers." The city of Medina was besieged, and its inhabitants asked for clemency but were refused by the ...