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Village in Storfjord Municipality, Norway
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Skibotn (Northern Sami: Ivgubahta, Kven/Finnish: Markkina or Yykeänperä) is a village in Troms. It used to be an important meeting place between Norwegians, Sámi and Kven (and Finnish) people, with a yearly market.
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Observatory, especially for northern lights, well away from city light pollution.
Skibotn bedehuskapell
Wooden chapel built in 1895. The chapel seats about 710 people (more than the population of the village), and is used for large Læstadian gatherings.
Home of Sámi poet Nils-Aslak Valkeapää for much of his life, now museum in the summer, residence for Sámi artists or researchers of Sámi culture in winter.
Skibotn is near two highways, E8 and E6, which merge just south of it. The nearest airport is in Tromsø, a 2-hour drive from Skibotn.
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