Xgħajra
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| Xgħajra | |
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| Official name: | Ix-Xgħajra |
| Inhabitants' name: | Xgħajri (m), Xgħajrija (f), Xgħajrin (pl) |
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| Latitude: | 35°53 '11" N |
| Longitude: | 14°32 '50" E |
| Area: | 1.0km² |
| Population total: | 1,243 |
| Population density: | 1,287/km² |
| Borders: | Kalkara, Żabbar |
| Patron saint: | Our Lady of Grace |
| Day of festa: | Sunday after 8th September |
| Mayor: | Anthony Valvo (MLP) |
| Website: | xghajra.gov.mt |
Xgħajra (pronounced shyra in Maltese, also called Ix-Xgħajra) is a small village in Malta on the coast, about halfway between Valletta and Marsaskala. The population of Xgħajra is 1,234 people (Nov 2005).
Its local football club is known as: Xgħajra Tornadoes F.C.
[edit] Zones in Xgħajra
- Ta' Alessi
- Ta' Maġġi
- Tal-Qassisin
- Tan-Nisa
- Tumbrell
- Wied Glavan
[edit] Xgħajra Main Roads
- Dawret ix-Xatt (Strand By-Pass)
- Triq Ħaż-Żabbar (Zabbar Road)
- Triq il-Fortizza tal-Grazzja (Grazzia Fort Street)
- Triq il-Knisja (Church Street)
- Triq it-Torri ta' Alof de Wignacourt (Alof de Wignacourt Tower Street); This road refers to the Santa Maria delle Grazie Tower that Knights of Malta erected in 1620 during the reign of Grand Master Fra Alof de Wignacourt, and is one of the set of Wignacourt towers. The British demolished the tower to clear a field of fire for the Della Grazie Battery that they constructed in 1888.
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