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Also known as Homer, Alaska

city in Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska, United States

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Homer is a city located on Alaska's Kenai Peninsula in the United States. It serves as a local hub for the region and is known as a gateway for fishing and outdoor recreation in the area.

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Homer (Dena'ina: Tuggeght) is a city in Kenai Peninsula Borough in the U.S. state of Alaska. It is 218 mi (351 km) southwest of Anchorage. According to the 2020 census, the population was 5,522, up from 5,003 in 2010. Long known as the "Halibut Fishing Capital of the World", Homer is also nicknamed "the end of the road", and more recently, "the cosmic hamlet by the sea".

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