Old Nuuk is a neighborhood of Nuuk

Nuuk

Nuuk, is the capital of Greenland, the northernmost capital in North America and the largest city in Greenland. Located in the Nuup Kangerlua fjord, the city lies on the eastern shore of the Labrador Sea and on the west coast of Sermersooq. Nuuk is the largest cultural and economic center in...

, the capital of Greenland

Greenland

Greenland is an autonomous country within the Kingdom of Denmark, located between the Arctic and Atlantic Oceans, east of the Canadian Arctic Archipelago. Though physiographically a part of the continent of North America, Greenland has been politically and culturally associated with Europe for...

. It is part of the Nuuk Centrum

Nuuk Centrum

Nuuk Centrum is a district of Nuuk, the capital of Greenland. Together with the Old Nuuk neighborhood, it encompasses the southern and central part of the town. Most of the institutions and businesses are based in the district.- Transport :...

 district, located in the southwestern part of the town, facing the Nuup Kangerlua

Nuup Kangerlua

Nuup Kangerlua is a long, fjord in the Sermersooq municipality in southwestern Greenland. It is the longest fjord on the Labrador Sea coast of Greenland, and one of the longest in the inhabited part of the country....

 fjord. Several historical buildings are located in Old Nuuk:

• Annaassisitta Oqaluffia, or the Nuuk Cathedral
  Nuuk Cathedral
  Nuuk Cathedral or Church of Our Saviour is a wooden lutheran cathedral in the Old Nuuk neighborhood of Nuuk, the capital of Greenland. It was established in 1849. The red building with its' spire is a prominent site on the landscape...
  
  
• Moravian Brethren Mission House
  Moravian Brethren Mission House
  Moravian Brethren Mission House or Herrnhut House is a historical building in Nuuk, the capital of Greenland, established in 1747. It was the centre of the Moravian Brethren Mission in Greenland and the missionaries operated across the west coast of Greenland from this building.- Location :The...
  
  
• Statue of Hans Egede
  Statue of Hans Egede
  The Statue of Hans Egede is a prominent monument in Nuuk, Greenland. It commemorates the Dano-Norwegian Lutheran missionary Hans Egede who founded Nuuk in 1728. The statue lies on a hill near the shore above Nuuk Cathedral in the historical Old Nuuk area of the city....
  
  

Dotted with prefabricated, single-family houses, the neighborhood is also host to a cemetery, the Kalaaliaraq Market

Kalaaliaraq Market

Kalaaliaraq Market is a market in Nuuk, the capital of Greenland, located in the Old Nuuk neighborhood, approximately to the southeast of the Nuuk Cathedral. Its name means "The little Greenlander" in the Greenlandic language.- Social function :...

. The Queen Ingrid's Hospital

Queen Ingrid's Hospital

Queen Ingrid's Hospital is a hospital in Nuuk, Greenland. The hospital not only serves as the main hospital for the municipality but is the central hospital in all of Greenland...

 separates the area from the Nuuk Centrum, and the road to the port

Nuuk Port and Harbour

Nuuk Port and Harbour is the largest port in Greenland. It is located in the southeastern area of the city of Nuuk known as Old Nuuk. The harbour entrance is restricted due to the tide and ice during much of the year....

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