Qasigiannguit
Also known as Christianshåb, Christianshaab
Qasigiannguit (), also known as Christianshåb, is a town located in western Greenland on the southeastern shore of Disko Bay in the Qeqertalik municipality. With 1,081 inhabitants in 2020, it is the thirteenth-largest town in Greenland. The main industry is shrimp and halibut fishing.
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- Locality
- Qasigiannguit
- Region
- Qeqertalik
- Country
- Kalaallit Nunaat
- Population
- 1,081
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Qasigiannguit (), also known as Christianshåb, is a town located in western Greenland on the southeastern shore of Disko Bay in the Qeqertalik municipality. With 1,081 inhabitants in 2020, it is the thirteenth-largest town in Greenland. The main industry is shrimp and halibut fishing.
== History == left|thumb|Portrait of Christian VI of Denmark|Christian VI by [[Johann Salomon Wahl who had Christianshåb named in his honour]] The settlement was founded as a trading post for Jacob Severin's company in 1734 and named Christianshaab in honour of King Christian VI of Denmark. The name was sometimes anglicized as '''Christian's Hope'''.
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