Senglea
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Senglea ( ), also known by its title Città Invicta (or Civitas Invicta), is a fortified city in the Port Region of Malta. It is one of the Three Cities in the Grand Harbour area, the other two being Cospicua and Vittoriosa, and has a population of approximately 2,720 people. The city's title Città Invicta (lit. invincible city) was given because it managed to resist the Ottoman invasion at the Great Siege of Malta in 1565. The name Senglea comes from the Grand Master who built it Claude de la Sengle and gave the city a part of his name. While Senglea is the 52nd most populated locality on the
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- Settlement.name
- Senglea
- Settlement.native_name
- L-Isla
- Settlement.native_name_lang
- mt
- Settlement.other_name
- Città Invicta, Civitas Invicta
- Settlement.settlement_type
- City and local council
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Senglea montage.jpg
- Settlement.image_caption
- From top: Skyline, typical street, Parish Church, Gardjola, Land Front
- Settlement.image_flag
- Flag of Isla.svg
- Settlement.image_shield
- Isla_coa.svg
- Settlement.motto
- Civitas Invicta (Belt Qatt Mirbuħa)(Unconquered City)
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Malta#Mediterranean
- Settlement.pushpin_relief
- 1
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Region
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Port Region
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- District
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Southern Harbour District
- Settlement.parts_type
- Borders
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- Population
- 2389
- Area
- 0.2
- Elevation
- 18
- Official website
- www.islalocalcouncil.com
- Image
- Senglea montage.jpg
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Senglea ( ), also known by its title Città Invicta (or Civitas Invicta), is a fortified city in the Port Region of Malta. It is one of the Three Cities in the Grand Harbour area, the other two being Cospicua and Vittoriosa, and has a population of approximately 2,720 people. The city's title Città Invicta (lit. invincible city) was given because it managed to resist the Ottoman invasion at the Great Siege of Malta in 1565. The name Senglea comes from the Grand Master who built it Claude de la Sengle and gave the city a part of his name. While Senglea is the 52nd most populated locality on the island, due to its incredibly small land area, it is the 2nd most densely populated locality after Sliema.
In Senglea, locals speak the Cottonera dialect.
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