Victoria means "Victoria City" and is also known in Malta as Rabat (the name of the old city center), the capital of Gozo, the second largest island, with a population of more than 7,000. The area around the town is located on a hill near the center of the island, and has been settled since the Neolithic period. Victoria was named by the British government at the request of Bishop Pieterro Pace, the Bishop of Gozo, on June 10, 1887, on the 50th anniversary of Queen Victoria's accession to the throne. It is commonly known as Rabat, Gozo, to distinguish it from the town of Rabat on the main island of Malta. Standing on the Victoria Castle overlooking, you can see the dome of St George's Cathedral in the heart of Victoria.