Manoel Island

Manoel Island, formerly known as Bishop's Island or the Isolotto, is a small island which forms part of the municipality of in , .
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  • Type: Islet
  • Description: island in Malta
  • Also known as: “Gzira”, “Il-Gzira ta‘ Forti Manoel”, and “Jezirah Island”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Fort Manoel and Royal Opera House.

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is a star fort on Manoel Island in , Malta. It was built in the 18th century by the Knights Hospitaller, during the reign of Grand Master António Manoel de Vilhena, after whom it is named.

Square
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The , also known as the Royal Theatre, was an opera house and performing arts venue in , . It was designed by the English architect Edward Middleton Barry and was erected in 1866.

Church
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St John's Co-Cathedral is a co-cathedral in , , dedicated to Saint John the Baptist. It was built by the Order of St. John between 1573 and 1578, having been commissioned by Grand Master Jean de la Cassière as the Conventual Church of Saint John.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Gzira and Ta‘ Xbiex.

Town
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Gżira is a town in the Eastern Region of . It is located between and , also bordering on . It has a population of 12,504 according to NSO 2024 figures.

Town
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Ta' Xbiex is a locality and Local Council in the Eastern Region of . It is part of a small headland within the , right between the villages of and .

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Sliema is in . St. Julian's is a town in . San Gwann is a city in .

Manoel Island

Latitude
35.90336° or 35° 54′ 12″ north
Longitude
14.50227° or 14° 30′ 8″ east
Elevation
17 metres (56 feet)
Open location code
8F7PWG32+8W
Open­Street­Map ID
way 127163329
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­coastline
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­islet
Geo­Names ID
2563104
Wiki­data ID
Q949457
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Satellite Map

Discover Manoel Island from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Albanian to Uzbek—“Manoel Island” goes by many names.
  • Albanian: “Ishulli Manoel”
  • Arabic: “جزيرة الأسقف”
  • Arabic: “جزيرة مانويل”
  • Azerbaijani: “Manoel adası”
  • Bashkir: “Маноэль”
  • Belarusian: “Манаэль”
  • Catalan: “Illa Manoel”
  • Cebuano: “Il-Gżira ta’ Forti Manoel”
  • Chinese: “馬諾埃爾島”
  • Czech: “Manoelův ostrov”
  • Danish: “Manoel Island”
  • Dutch: “Manoel Island”
  • Dutch: “Manoel-eiland”
  • Finnish: “Manoel”
  • French: “île Manoel”
  • French: “Île Manoel”
  • French: “Manoel”
  • Georgian: “მანოელის კუნძული”
  • Hebrew: “מנואל (אי)”
  • Hebrew: “מנואל”
  • Hungarian: “Manoel-sziget”
  • Italian: “Isola Manoel”
  • Italian: “Manoel Island”
  • Latvian: “Manoela”
  • Lithuanian: “Manuelio sala”
  • Luxembourgish: “Manoel Island”
  • Macedonian: “Маноел”
  • Maltese: “Gżira Manoel”
  • Polish: “Wyspa Manoela”
  • Portuguese: “Ilha Manoel”
  • Russian: “Маноэль”
  • Slovenian: “Manoelov otok”
  • Spanish: “Isla Manoel”
  • Swedish: “Il-Gżira Manoel”
  • Swedish: “Il-Gżira ta’ Forti Manoel”
  • Turkish: “Manoel Adası”
  • Ukrainian: “Маноель”
  • Uzbek: “Manoel oroli”

Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Manoel Island Yacht Yard and Lazzaretto Ruins.

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