The Three Cities
Bormla (Cospicua), has the designation of Città Cospicua. It was granted this title by grand master Marc'Antonio Zondadari in 1722. (Population: 6,000)
L-Isla (Senglea), has the designation of Città Invicta. Senglea is the most densely populated city in Malta. (Population: 3,500)
These three "Città" used to form the urban and political centre of the Island before the building of Valletta. Later they became collectively referred to as the three cities.
Read more about this topic: List Of Cities In Malta
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“In bombers named for girls, we burned
The cities we had learned about in school—
Till our lives wore out; our bodies lay among
The people we had killed and never seen.”
—Randall Jarrell (1914–1965)