Saqqaq

Saqqaq is a settlement in the Avannaata municipality in western . Founded in 1755 as Solsiden, Saqqaq had 132 inhabitants in 2020. The village's Kalaallisut name is a translation of the Danish meaning "Sunny Side", in reference to its position relative to Livets Top.
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  • Village with 132 residents
  • …lies at an elevation of 5 metres (16 feet)
  • …has the IATA airport code QUP
  • Description: human settlement
  • Also known as
    “Sarkak”
    “Solsiden”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Saqqaq Heliport.
is a heliport in Saqqaq, a village…

Saqqaq

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Latitude
70.01091° or 70° 0′ 39″ north
Longitude
-51.94268° or 51° 56′ 34″ west
Open location code
C82C2364+9W
Open­Street­Map ID
node 2051281255
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
3420097
Wiki­data ID
Q427622

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In Other Languages

From Basque to Uzbek—“Saqqaq” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Saqqaq”
  • Catalan: “Saqqaq”
  • Cebuano: “Saqqaq”
  • Chinese: “薩卡克”
  • Czech: “Saqqaq”
  • Danish: “Saqqaq”
  • Danish: “Sarqaq”
  • Dutch: “Saqqaq”
  • Finnish: “Saqqaq”
  • French: “Saqqaq”
  • Georgian: “საკაკი”
  • German: “Saqqaq”
  • Hebrew: “תרבות סאקאק”
  • Inuktitut: “ᓴᖅᖃᖅ”
  • Irish: “Saqqaq”
  • Italian: “Saqqaq”
  • Japanese: “サカック”
  • Korean: “사카크”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Saqqaq”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Saqqaq”
  • Norwegian: “Saqqaq”
  • Polish: “Saqqaq”
  • Portuguese: “Saqqaq”
  • Russian: “Саккак”
  • Spanish: “Saqqaq”
  • Swedish: “Saqqaq”
  • Turkish: “Saqqaq”
  • Uzbek: “Saqqaq”

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