Malta is a group of islands in the Mediterranean between Sicily and the coast of North Africa. The state is known for its historical sites that testify to successive conquests by the Romans, Moors, the Knights of St. John, the French, and the British. Malta is home to numerous fortresses, megalithic temples, and the Hypogeum of Ħal Saflieni, an underground complex of halls and burial chambers from around 4000 BC. ― Google