Catacombs of Malta

Catacombs of Malta
Malta_Rabat_BW_2011-10-05_10-45-43.JPG: Berthold Werner derivative work: Jjtkk · CC BY-SA 3.0

Malta's catacombs are an extensive network of underground burial chambers [1]. Found principally in Mdina, the island's former capital, these necropolises number in the hundreds and remain remarkably well-preserved [1]. St. Paul's Catacombs in Rabat represent a typical complex of interconnected, underground Roman cemeteries [2][3].

TypeTemple complex
Period500 BC - 1 AD
CountryMalta
Coordinates35.8908° N, 14.4419° E

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