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Muxrabijet and roundels (round motifs sculpted on building facades) are the only two features of vernacular
Maltese architecture directly deriving from Arabic culture. The muxrabija is a typical Mediterranean feature, whose oldest record dates back to the 7th century in the Middle East. The
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