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Inuvik's Our Lady of Victory Church, often called Igloo Church, is a famous landmark in the region. It is the most-photographed building in the town [citation needed]. Inuvik has the Midnight Sun Mosque, North America's northernmost, which opened in November 2010 after being built in Winnipeg and moved 4,000 km (2,500 mi) by truck and barge. [51]
The Midnight Sun Mosque, also known as the Inuvik Mosque or Little Mosque on the Tundra, [1] is a non-denominational Islamic house of worship located in Inuvik, Northwest Territories, Canada. [2] The mosque was built in 2010 for the town's small Muslim community.
Location of the Northwest Territories in Canada Distribution of the Northwest Territories' 24 municipalities by type Skyline of downtown Yellowknife Hay River, the territory's largest town and second-largest community Inuvik, the third-largest municipality in the Northwest Territories Behchokǫ̀, the territory's largest Tlicho community
Our Lady of Victory is located on a lot at the eastern corner of the intersection of Mackenzie and Kingmingya roads in the centre of Inuvik. The surrounding neighbourhood is dominated by residential and commercial developments on similarly large lots, most no taller than two storeys and flat-roofed with thick walls and aluminum siding.
The Inuvik Region or Beaufort Delta Region is one of five administrative regions in the Northwest Territories of Canada. According to Municipal and Community Affairs the region consists of eight communities with the regional office situated in Inuvik . [ 1 ]
Downtown Yellowknife. Yellowknife officially became the capital on September 18, 1967, [27] after the Carrothers commission chose it for its central location, transportation links, industrial base and residents' preferences. [25] Yellowknife, in 1967, was not yet ready to serve as home for the government.
File:Our Lady of Victory Church, Inuvik, NT - 2.jpg, W.carter's edit of same original raw file This is a featured picture on Wikimedia Commons ( Featured pictures ) and is considered one of the finest images.
Of the six communities in the ISR all are located in the Northwest Territories [12] and, along with Fort McPherson and Tsiigehtchic, form the Inuvik Region. [ 13 ] Inuvik , located on the East Channel of the Mackenzie Delta, approximately 100 km (62 mi) from the Arctic Ocean , is the region's administrative centre, home to the Inuvialuit ...