Alta
Alta, Áltá, or Alattio is a town in Alta Municipality in Finnmark county, Norway. The town is the administrative centre of the municipality and the major commercial centre in the western part of the county of Finnmark.
Photo: Haavis, Public domain.- Type: Locality with 15,100 residents
- Description: settlement in Alta Municipality, Norway
- Also known as: “Álaheadju”, “Alta (kapital sa munisipyo)”, “Alta (Noruega)”, “Alta (місто)”, “Altaværing”, “Tettstaden Alta”, “Алта (місто)”, “التا (شهر)”, and “阿塔镇”
Places of Interest
Highlights: Alta Church and The Rock Art of Alta.
The Rock Art of Alta
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kvenvik.
Kvenvik
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.Alta
- Categories: city and urban area in Norway
- Location: Alta, Finnmark, Northern Norway, Norway, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude
69.96887° or 69° 58′ 8″ north
Longitude
23.27165° or 23° 16′ 18″ east
Population
15,100
Elevation
65 metres (213 feet)
IATA airport code
ALF
UN/LOCODE
NO ALF
Open location code
9GX5X79C+GM
GeoNames ID
Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Urdu—“Alta” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “ألتا”
- Asturian: “Alta”
- Azerbaijani: “Alta”
- Bulgarian: “Алта”
- Catalan: “Alta”
- Cebuano: “Alta”
- Chinese: “阿塔鎮”
- Chinese: “阿尔塔”
- Chinese: “阿尔塔镇”
- Czech: “Alta”
- Danish: “Alta”
- Dutch: “Alta”
- Egyptian Arabic: “التا”
- Estonian: “Alta vald”
- Estonian: “Alta”
- Finnish: “Alattio”
- Finnish: “Alta”
- French: “Alta”
- German: “Alta”
- Italian: “Alta”
- Japanese: “アルタ”
- Kildin Sami: “А̄льта ланнҍ”
- Korean: “알타”
- Latvian: “Alta”
- Lithuanian: “Alta”
- Lithuanian: “Altas”
- Low German: “Kommun Alta”
- Macedonian: “Алта”
- Northern Sami: “Áltá”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Alta”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Alta”
- Norwegian: “Alta”
- Persian: “التا”
- Polish: “Alta”
- Portuguese: “Alta”
- Romanian: “Alta”
- Russian: “Алта”
- Serbian: “Алта”
- Spanish: “Alta”
- Swedish: “Alta”
- Ukrainian: “Алта”
- Urdu: “التا (قصبہ)”
- Urdu: “التا”
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Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Bukta and Elvestrand.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: uhca Gorraváráš and Komsafjellet,l.
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Worth a closer look: Vadsø and Nordkapp.
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