Saqqaq
Sign in to saveSaqqaq (old spelling: Sarqaq) is a settlement in the Avannaata municipality in western Greenland. 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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Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Saqqaq
- Settlement.other_name
- Solsiden
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Greenland
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location within Greenland
- Settlement.pushpin_mapsize
- 300
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- State
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Constituent country
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- Municipality
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Avannaata
- Settlement.established_title
- First Settled
- Settlement.established_date
- 2000 B.C.E.
- Settlement.established_title2
- Founded
- Settlement.established_date2
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- rural area
- Country
- Greenland
- Located in
- Avannaata
- Population
- +145
- Area
- +1.77
- Elevation
- +4
- Image
- Saqqaq.jpg
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Saqqaq (old spelling: Sarqaq) is a settlement in the Avannaata municipality in western Greenland. 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.
It is the site name for the Saqqaq culture.