Gżira (or il-Gżira) is a town in the north-eastern coast of Malta between Msida & Sliema, and bordering on Ta' Xbiex, with its famed yacht marina and Embassy Row. The population is approximately 7,100 (2005). The word Gżira means 'island' in Maltese, and the town is named after Manoel Island which (...) (from Wikipedia)