Karigasniemi

Also known as Gáregasnjárga, Garegasnjarga

Karigasniemi () is a village in the municipality of Utsjoki in Finland. It lies at the foot of Mount Ailigás.

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Locality: Karasjok
Region: Finnmark
Country: Norge
Population: 0

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Settlement.image_skyline: Karigasniemi 2006.jpg
Settlement.population_total: 300
Settlement.timezone: EET
Settlement.pushpin_map: Finland
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: above
Settlement.pushpin_mapsize: 150
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in Finland
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Province
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Lapland
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Municipality
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Utsjoki
Settlement.utc_offset: +2
Settlement.settlement_type: Village
Settlement.pushpin_label: Karigasniemi

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Instance of: human settlement
Country: Finland
Located in: Utsjoki
Official website: www.karigasniemi.fi
Image: Karigasniemi 2006.jpg

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Commons category: Karigasniemi
native label: Gáregasnjárga
postal code: 99950

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Karigasniemi () is a village in the municipality of Utsjoki in Finland. It lies at the foot of Mount Ailigás.

The village is situated on the border between Norway and Finland south-east of the Norwegian village of Karasjok. It lies on the banks of the river Inarijoki (Anarjohka), which, downstream of Karigasniemi, joins the river Karasjohka to form the famous salmon fishing river Tana. thumb|left|The border-crossing bridge over the Anarjohka|Inarijoki river in Karigasniemi, to [[Dorvonjárga in Norway.]]

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Karigasniemi” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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