Rabat

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Rabat is a historic town in central Malta known for its ancient Roman remains, catacombs, and proximity to the fortified city of Mdina.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Rabat canonical 3
Ir-Rabat 1

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Statements (41)

Predicate Object
instanceOf human settlement
town
adjacentTo Mdina
country Malta
countryCapital Valletta (national capital of Malta)
linked to: Valletta
governingBody Rabat Local Council
hasArchaeologicalSiteType Roman villa
catacombs
hasClimate Mediterranean climate
hasHeritage historic town
hasMunicipalStatus local council
hasNameEtymology derived from Arabic word "rabat" meaning "suburb" or "fortified place"
hasNearbyFortifiedCity Mdina
hasPostalCodePrefix RBT
hasSite Domus Romana (Roman villa museum)
Howard Gardens
St. Agatha’s Catacombs
St. Agatha’s Church, Rabat
St. Paul’s Catacombs
St. Paul’s Church, Rabat
Wignacourt Museum
hasTransportConnection bus routes to Valletta
road links to Mdina
historicalPeriodSignificant Roman period in Malta
early Christian period in Malta
isSuburbOf Mdina (historically)
linked to: Mdina
knownFor ancient Roman remains
catacombs
proximity to the fortified city of Mdina
languageUsed English
Maltese
locatedIn Malta
locatedInAdministrativeTerritory Northern Region, Malta
locatedInContinent Europe
locatedInTimeZone Central European Time
locatedOnIsland Malta (island)
linked to: Malta Island
partOf central Malta
linked to: Central Malta
religionDominant Roman Catholicism
tourismType cultural tourism
heritage tourism
religious tourism

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Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Victoria, Gozo alsoKnownAs Rabat
subject linked to: Victoria
Victoria, Gozo alsoKnownAs Ir-Rabat
subject linked to: Victoria
linked to: Rabat
Beni Iznasen countryCapital Rabat
subject linked to: Beni Iznasen tribe