Il-Port il-Kbir
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Il-Port il-Kbir is the Maltese name for Grand Harbour, the historic natural harbour that serves as Valletta’s principal port and one of Malta’s most important maritime landmarks.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
maritime landmark
ⓘ
natural harbour ⓘ port ⓘ |
| adjacentCity | Valletta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| adjacentLocality | Floriana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| adjacentTown |
Cospicua
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kalkara NERFINISHED ⓘ Senglea NERFINISHED ⓘ Vittoriosa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Malta ⓘ |
| hasEnglishName | Grand Harbour NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
commercial port facilities
ⓘ
cruise ship terminals ⓘ dockyards ⓘ multiple creeks and inlets ⓘ |
| hasMalteseName | Il-Port il-Kbir GENERATED ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Dockyard Creek
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
French Creek NERFINISHED ⓘ Kalkara Creek NERFINISHED ⓘ Lazzaretto Creek (historical naming context) NERFINISHED ⓘ Marsa Creek NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | key component of Valletta UNESCO World Heritage Site setting ⓘ |
| historicalEventSite |
Great Siege of Malta
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
World War II naval operations around Malta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriodOfImportance |
British colonial period
ⓘ
Knights of St John era ⓘ |
| knownFor |
fortified harbour entrances
ⓘ
historic role in Maltese maritime history ⓘ natural deep-water harbour ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Maltese ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Marsamxett and Grand Harbour region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Valletta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn |
Mediterranean Sea
ⓘ
island of Malta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| near | Marsamxett Harbour NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | eastern coastline of Malta ⓘ |
| protectedBy |
Fort Ricasoli
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Fort St Angelo NERFINISHED ⓘ Fort St Elmo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| servesAs | principal port of Valletta ⓘ |
| strategicImportance | major naval base in central Mediterranean ⓘ |
| tourismAttraction |
harbour cruises
ⓘ
views of fortified cities ⓘ |
| usedFor |
commercial shipping
ⓘ
cruise tourism ⓘ naval operations ⓘ yachting and small craft ⓘ |
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