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Akrar

Akrar is a village in the . The population was 13 in 2024. It is located on Lopransfjørður, an inlet, which itself is part of , on the east-side of , and was founded in 1817.
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  • Type: Village with 15 residents
  • Description: settlement on Suduroy, Faroe Islands
  • Also known as: “Ögrum” and “Ökrum”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Beinisvørð and Kirvi.

Scenic viewpoint
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is a 469 metres high sea cliff in , , the highest sea cliff in Suðuroy. It is located between the villages of and . is situated 3½ km south of Akrar.

Peak
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is a mountain in , near the village . is 236m high and its shape resembles that of a pyramid. The mountain is visible from the villages Lopra.

Church
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is a church in the settlement of in the . Porkeri is situated on the island of , which is the southernmost of the islands. is situated 3 km north of Akrar.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Lopra and Nes.

Village
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is a village on the island of in the , with the postal code FO 926. It is located in the Municipality of Sumba along with the villages of Akrar, and , constituting the southernmost settlements in the Faroe Islands.

Village
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is a village on the Faroese island of located in the municipality of . It is located west of and east of . It should not be confused with another village by the same name on .

Village
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is a former village on the Faroese island of , . It no longer has a population. It retains a postal code and is located at N 61° 26' 34 W 6° 43' 28.

Akrar

Latitude
61.45629° or 61° 27′ 23″ north
Longitude
-6.75749° or 6° 45′ 27″ west
Population
15
Elevation
131 metres (430 feet)
Open location code
9CHMF64V+G2
Open­Street­Map ID
node 29023724
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
2624918
Wiki­data ID
Q420746
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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Swedish—“Akrar” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: “Akrar”
  • Chinese: “阿克拉尔”
  • Danish: “Akrar”
  • Danish: “Øgrum”
  • Dutch: “Akrar”
  • Esperanto: “Akrar”
  • Faroese: “Akrar”
  • Finnish: “Akrar”
  • French: “Akrar”
  • German: “Akrar”
  • Hebrew: “אקראר”
  • Hungarian: “Akrar”
  • Irish: “Akrar”
  • Italian: “Akrar”
  • Lithuanian: “Akraras”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Akrar”
  • Norwegian: “Akrar”
  • Persian: “اکرار”
  • Polish: “Akrar”
  • Portuguese: “Akrar”
  • Romanian: “Akrar”
  • Swedish: “Akrar”

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Akrar”. Photo: Erik Christensen, CC BY-SA 4.0.