What is Three Cities?
[[File:Birgu et Senglea - Vue depuis La Valette - 2011.png|thumb|500px|View of the Three Cities from Valletta.]] The '''Three Cities''' is a description of the three cities of [[Birgu]], [[Senglea]] and [[Cospicua]] in [[Malta]]. The oldest of the Three Cities is Birgu, which has existed since the [[Middle Ages]]. The other two cities, Senglea and Cospicua, were both founded by the [[Knights Hospitaller|Order of Saint John]] in the 16th and 17th centuries. They are surrounded by the [[Cottonera Lines]]. Together, the Three Cities have a total population of 10,808 people as of March 2014.<ref>{{cite web|title=Estimated Population by Locality 31st March, 2014|url=https://secure2.gov.mt/localgovernment/file.aspx?f=7810|publisher=[[Government of Malta]]|archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/6ZSEwl5UZ?url=https://secure2.gov.mt/localgovernment/file.aspx?f=7810|archive-date=21 June 2015|date=16 May 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{geo-stub}} [[Category:Geography of Malta]]