Skip to content
GeodarPlay today's five

Worth knowing

Malta

The Ġgantija temples on the island of Gozo were raised around 3600 BC. Their name comes from the Maltese word for giant: folklore says a giantess built them.

Where its story happens

Ġgantija temples, Gozo, at 36.05°N, 14.27°E. It's the place the game marks on the globe once the country is found. See it on a map.

Five things to know about Malta

In Geodar these are the five clues to this country, and it counts as one of the middling countries. The game asks the hardest clue first. Here the easiest comes first.

  1. Where it is. It's Malta, the small island country in the Mediterranean, south of Sicily. See Malta on a map.
  2. Its capital, Valletta, was built by the Knights of St John after they withstood a great siege in 1565.
  3. In 1942 the whole population was awarded Britain's George Cross for bravery, and the medal is on its flag.
  4. Its language grew out of Arabic, yet it is written in Latin letters.
  5. Its stone temples are among the oldest free-standing buildings on Earth, older than the pyramids of Egypt.

Every line on this page is a clue or a fact from Geodar, drafted with AI and checked against a source. Spotted a mistake? Tell us.