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Depot used to stand. The plan was soon aborted but instead, this area would in later years experience a booming yacht marina service, which has been growing ever since, thanks to new incentive policies issued by the central government.
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Msida is situated right on the coastal creek. Walking along the coast one can see various marinas, boat slipways as well as many locals fishing from shore.
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428:Day of festa
416:Patron saint
396:Dialing code
271:Santa Venera
248:
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147:Motto:
138:Coat of arms
77:
62:
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1575:San Lawrenz
1535:Għajnsielem
1473:Gwardamanġa
984:Lovin Malta
384:Postal code
188: /
48:introducing
1642:Categories
1617:Marsalforn
1498:San Pietru
1478:Ħal Farruġ
1253:Marsaxlokk
1248:Marsaskala
1168:Birżebbuġa
1163:Birkirkara
915:References
894:St. Joseph
874:Ta' Sissla
871:Ta' Xmiexi
666:St. Joseph
658:Birkirkara
580:San Ġużepp
557:St. Joseph
503:Birkirkara
421:St. Joseph
336:Demonym(s)
314:Population
281:Government
251:Birkirkara
176:14°29′22″E
173:35°53′52″N
31:references
1508:Tal-Virtù
1493:Paceville
1459:Burmarrad
1378:Ta' Xbiex
1333:San Ġwann
1039:14 August
1014:14 August
989:14 August
963:14 August
883:Tat-Tigan
880:Tas-Salib
865:Tal-Qroqq
718:Tal-Qroqq
640:Geography
625:in 1969.
623:Ta' Xbiex
617:in 1918,
562:il-Ġostra
524:Etymology
499:San Ġwann
491:Ta' Xbiex
346:Time zone
275:Ta' Xbiex
267:San Ġwann
1488:Madliena
1388:Valletta
1353:Siġġiewi
1303:Pembroke
1263:Mellieħa
1193:Għargħur
1188:Floriana
1173:Cospicua
903:See also
877:Ta' Ziza
654:Valletta
483:Valletta
477:Location
455:L-Imsida
234:District
90:L-Imsida
56:May 2019
1609:Hamlets
1590:Xewkija
1530:Fontana
1483:Kappara
1463:Wardija
1454:Bubaqra
1449:Baħrija
1436:Hamlets
1413:Żurrieq
1393:Xgħajra
1383:Tarxien
1348:Senglea
1223:Kalkara
1030:"Msida"
938:17 June
888:Culture
868:Il-Wied
802:Torpedo
798:British
700:Id f'Id
459:Italian
451:Maltese
245:Borders
202:Country
44:improve
1627:Xlendi
1595:Żebbuġ
1585:Xagħra
1580:Sannat
1555:Munxar
1550:Kerċem
1545:Għasri
1503:Swatar
1408:Żejtun
1403:Żebbuġ
1398:Żabbar
1373:Swieqi
1358:Sliema
1318:Qrendi
1293:Naxxar
1288:Mtarfa
1278:Mqabba
1228:Kirkop
1213:Ħamrun
1198:Għaxaq
1178:Dingli
1153:Balzan
1148:Attard
861:Swatar
746:Sports
670:chapel
650:Sliema
646:valley
630:Swatar
610:Ħamrun
530:Arabic
511:Ħamrun
463:Misida
322:13,713
255:Ħamrun
222:Region
212:
33:, but
1648:Msida
1560:Nadur
1540:Għarb
1432:Malta
1323:Rabat
1313:Qormi
1308:Pietà
1298:Paola
1283:Msida
1273:Mosta
1268:Mġarr
1258:Mdina
1243:Marsa
1218:Iklin
1208:Gżira
1203:Gudja
1183:Fgura
1158:Birgu
1136:Malta
1124:Malta
687:Media
619:Pietà
515:Pietà
495:Gżira
487:Malta
471:Malta
447:Msida
410:MT-34
372:UTC+2
351:UTC+1
288:Mayor
263:Pietà
259:Gżira
215:Malta
87:Msida
1605:Gozo
1565:Qala
1518:Gozo
1461:and
1328:Safi
1238:Luqa
1233:Lija
1128:Gozo
1126:and
1118:and
1041:2021
1016:2021
991:2021
965:2021
940:2021
513:and
376:CEST
301:Area
128:Flag
1122:of
740:IMO
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469:of
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365:DST
355:CET
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