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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- Locality
- Saqqaq
- Region
- Avannaata
- Country
- Kalaallit Nunaat
- Population
- 132
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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
- 1755
- Settlement.population_as_of
- 2020
- Settlement.population_total
- 132
- Settlement.timezone1
- Western Greenland Time
- Settlement.utc_offset1
- −02:00
- Settlement.timezone1_DST
- Western Greenland Summer Time
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Encyclopedic overview
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- Geography
- History
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- Population
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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.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Saqqaq” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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