Iqaluit
capital of the territory of Nunavut, Canada
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Summary
Iqaluit is a city[1]. Iqaluit ranks in the top 2% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (12,947 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Qikiqtaaluk Region[3]
- Country: Canada[4]
- Located in or next to body of water: Frobisher Bay[5]
- Shares border with: Amadjuak Lake[6]
- Founder: Nakasuk[7]
- Twinned administrative body: Çeşme[8]
- Commons category: Iqaluit[9]
- Local dialing code: 867[10]
- Inception: 1942[11]
- Located in/on physical feature: Everett Mountains[12]
- Significant event: World War II[13], Distant Early Warning Line[14], Nunavut capital plebiscite, 1995[15]
- Official website: https://iqaluit.ca/[16], https://www.iqaluit.ca/in[17], https://iqaluit.ca/fr[18]
- Topic's main category: Category:Iqaluit[19]
- Population: 5236[20], 6184[21], 6699[22], 7740[23], 7429[24]
- Capital of: Nunavut[25]
- Category for people born here: Q49838406[26]
- Native label: ᐃᖃᓗᐃᑦ[27]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from Iqaluit[28]
- Elevation above sea level: 0 m[29]
- Area: 52.5 km²[30]
- Significant place: Legislative Building of Nunavut[31]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Iqaluit include Iqaluit Airport[32], an airport[33], in Canada[34], founded in 1942[35].
Why It Matters
Iqaluit has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[36] Iqaluit is known by 19 alternative names across languages and contexts.[37]
Entities named for Iqaluit include Iqaluit Airport[32], an airport[33], in Canada[34], founded in 1942[35].