Karasjok

Karasjok, Kárášjohka, or Kaarasjoki is the administrative centre of in county, . The village is located along both sides of the river, just 12 kilometres west of the Norway-Finland border.
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Photo: Peter Van den Bossche, CC BY-SA 2.0.
  • Type: Town with 1,770 residents
  • Description: village in Karasjok municipality, Norway
  • Also known as: “Karasjohka”, “Kárášjohka”, and “Kárášjohka - Karasjok”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Karasjok Church and Old Karasjok Church.

Church
Photo: Helge Høifødt, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a parish church of the Church of Norway in in county, . It is located in the village of Karasjok, which is on the river.

Church
Photo: RobertRSMN, CC BY 3.0.
is a former parish church of the Church of Norway in in county, . It is located in the village of Karasjok, which is on the river, 12 kilometres west of the Norway-Finland border.

Karasjok

Latitude
69.47187° or 69° 28′ 19″ north
Longitude
25.51114° or 25° 30′ 40″ east
Population
1,770
Elevation
145 metres (476 feet)
IATA airport code
QKK
United Nations Location Code
NO KSJ
Open location code
9GX7FGC6+PF
Open­Street­Map ID
node 434004710
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
779350
Wiki­data ID
Q5377085
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Yue Chinese—“Karasjok” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Kárášjohka (kapital sa munisipyo sa Noruwega)”
  • Cebuano: “Kárášjohka”
  • Chinese: “卡拉紹克”
  • Chinese: “卡拉绍克”
  • Danish: “Karasjok”
  • Dutch: “Karasjok”
  • Estonian: “Kárášjohka”
  • Finnish: “Kaarasjoki”
  • French: “Karasjok”
  • Hungarian: “Karasjok”
  • Inari Sami: “Kárášjuuhâ”
  • Javanese: “Karasjok”
  • Kildin Sami: “Ка̄рашёгк сыййт”
  • Kildin Sami: “Ка̄рашёгк”
  • Malay: “Karasjok”
  • Northern Sami: “Kárášjoga márkan”
  • Northern Sami: “Kárášjohka”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Karasjok”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Karasjok”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Tettstaden Karasjok”
  • Norwegian: “Karasjok”
  • Romanian: “Kárášjohka”
  • Romanian: “Karasjok”
  • Russian: “Карасйок”
  • Skolt Sami: “Karasjokk”
  • Slovenian: “Kárášjohka”
  • Slovenian: “Karasjok”
  • Swedish: “Karasjok”
  • Ukrainian: “Karasjok (селище)”
  • Ukrainian: “Карасйок (селище)”
  • Ukrainian: “Карасйок”
  • Yue Chinese: “卡拉绍克”

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