Editing Iqaluit (section)

==Cityscape==
[[File:Iqaluit skyline.jpg|thumb|center|1000px|Skyline of Downtown, the [[central business district]] of Iqaluit.]]

===Neighbourhoods===
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*Downtown (central)
*Happy Valley (north)
*Lake Subdivision (north) – residential area
*Lower Base (south)
*Lower Iqaluit (southeast)
*North 40 (northwest) – located on the north side of the airport
*Plateau Subdivision (northwest) – residential area
*Road To Nowhere (north)
*Tundra Valley (west)
*Tundra Ridge (west) – home to two of the city's schools and youth centre
*West 40 (southwest) – commercial area
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[[File:Apex Nunavut.JPG|thumb|View of [[Apex, Iqaluit|Apex]], a suburban neighbourhood of Iqaluit.]]

=== Suburbs ===
[[Apex, Iqaluit|Apex (Niaqunngut)]], officially and functionally part of the City of Iqaluit, is a small community about {{cvt|5|km}} southeast ({{Coord|63|43|20|N|068|26|56|W|type:city_region:CA-NU_scale:20000|notes=<ref name=OABAN>{{Cite cgndb|OABAN|Apex}}</ref>|name=Apex}}) from Iqaluit's centre and is known in Inuktitut as ''Niaqunngut''. It is located on a small peninsula separating Koojesse Inlet from Tarr Inlet. There is a women's shelter, a church, a primary school ([[Qikiqtani School Operations|Nanook Elementary School]]), a design shop and a [[bed and breakfast]] in the community. Apex was where most Inuit lived when Iqaluit was a military site and off-limits to anyone not working at the base.

===Architecture and attractions===
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[[File:Leg Building Iqaluit 2000-08-27.jpg|thumb|The [[Legislative Building of Nunavut]] is a distinctive building in Iqaluit.]]
Much of Iqaluit's architecture is functional{{emdash}}designed to minimize material costs, while retaining heat and withstanding the climate. Early architecture runs from the 1950s military barracks of the original [[Distant Early Warning Line|DEW line]] installation, through the 1970s white hyper-modernist [[fiberglass|fibreglass]] block of the [[Qikiqtani School Operations|Nakasuk School]] and Municipal Offices and Arena, to the lines of the steel-reinforced concrete high-rise complex on the hill above it. A number of older [[Hudson's Bay Company]] (HBC) and early 1950s buildings have been retained and restored in Apex (the former nursing station has been revived as the Rannva Bed and Breakfast, the HBC buildings as an art gallery). The newer buildings are more colourful and diverse, and closer to the norms of southern architecture.

The principal exception is the [[Legislative Building of Nunavut|Nunavut Legislative Assembly Building]], which is remarkable for its colourful interior, adorned with some of the very best in Inuit art. A new legislative building is in planning to be developed and built outside the city on the Apex Road.
[[File:Iqaluit St. Jude's Anglican Cathedral 2012.JPG|thumb|left|Shaped like an [[igloo]], [[St. Jude's Cathedral (Iqaluit)|St. Jude's Cathedral]] is the seat of the [[Diocese of the Arctic|Anglican Diocese of The Arctic]].]]
Another distinctive building is [[St. Jude's Cathedral (Iqaluit)|St. Jude's Anglican Cathedral]], see of the [[Diocese of the Arctic|Anglican Diocese of The Arctic]], which is a white building shaped like an [[igloo]]. The old St Jude's Cathedral, also in the shape of an igloo, was built in 1972 but arson severely affected the Cathedral structure and interior on 5 November 2005,<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/iqaluit-officials-confirm-cathedral-fire-was-deliberately-set-1.524900 |work=CBC News |title=Iqaluit officials confirm cathedral fire was deliberately set |date=10 November 2005}}</ref> and it was demolished on 1 June 2006. Its altar was built by the parishioners, under the guidance of Markoosie Peter, a traditional master carpenter. It was shaped like a traditional Inuit sled, and the cross composed of two crossed [[narwhal]] tusks.

In December 2010, the exterior of a similarly shaped replacement cathedral was completed, and interior work was planned for 2011 with a potential opening for Christmas 2011. The current building, informally referred to as the Igloo Cathedral, was opened on 3 June 2012. The unique building, in the shape of an igloo, has traditionally been a landmark and tourist attraction in Iqaluit, besides its important spiritual role for Iqalummiut (people of Iqaluit).

On a ridge overlooking the city is the distinctive blue and white [[Inuksuk High School]]. The school is made up of four square sections joined that give a cloverleaf shape when viewed from the air.

The city is also the location of the [[Nunatta Sunakkutaangit Museum]], which houses a large collection of Inuit and Arctic objects. The museum is housed in a restored and extended Hudson's Bay Company building, clad in the HBC signature red and white, transported to Iqaluit from its original site on the Apex Beach.
[[File:River at Sylvia Grinnell Territorial Park.JPG|thumb|Sylvia Grinnell River in [[Sylvia Grinnell Territorial Park]]. The territorial park is located just outside the city limits.]]
Just west of Iqaluit is the [[Sylvia Grinnell Territorial Park]]. This park is dominated by the valley of the Sylvia Grinnell River. A small visitor's centre with viewing platform is located on top of a hill overlooking scenic waterfalls, tidal flats and traditional fishing sites.

Nearby on an island near Peterhead Inlet, is the [[Qaummaarviit Territorial Park]]. It is a site with a long Inuit history and numerous artifacts have been recovered, including the remains of 11 semi-buried [[sod house]]s.

A little farther, across Frobisher Bay, are the [[Katannilik Territorial Park Reserve]] and the [[Soper River]], a [[Canadian Heritage Rivers System|Canadian Heritage River]], forming a park corridor linking Iqaluit along traditional overland travel routes with [[Kimmirut]] (formerly Lake Harbour). Frobisher Bay extends for almost {{cvt|70|mi|order=flip}} to the east, with moderate hills, glaciers and traditional and summer camp sites, opening into the [[Davis Strait]], which divides Nunavut from Greenland.

Iqaluit, like many Nunavut communities, has a volunteer-run annual spring festival. Called Toonik Tyme it involves a combination of traditional Inuit activities combined with more modern events, while the Alianait Music and Arts Festival is held for a week each 21 June.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://alianait.ca/ |title=Alianait |access-date=19 July 2020 |archive-date=21 July 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200721195642/https://alianait.ca/ |url-status=live}}</ref> The festival has attracted Canadian and international artists such as [[Joshua Haulli]],<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://nunatsiaq.com/stories/article/65674nunavut_youth_from_igloolik_win_alianait_battle_of_the_bands/ |title=Nunavut teen from Igloolik wins Alianait battle of the bands |date=29 June 2015 |access-date=19 July 2020 |archive-date=30 August 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200830102454/https://nunatsiaq.com/stories/article/65674nunavut_youth_from_igloolik_win_alianait_battle_of_the_bands/ |url-status=live}}</ref> [[Quantum Tangle]],<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/lovers-reunite-across-borders-at-alianait-arts-festival-1.3656282 |title=Lovers reunite across borders at Nunavut's Alianait Arts Festival |access-date=19 July 2020 |archive-date=23 August 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190823214914/https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/lovers-reunite-across-borders-at-alianait-arts-festival-1.3656282 |url-status=live}}</ref> [[Washboard Hank]]<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://nunatsiaq.com/stories/article/65674music_and_fun_galore_at_iqaluits_2012_alianait_arts_festival/ |title=Music and fun galore at Iqaluit's 2012 Alianait Arts Festival |date=28 June 2012 |access-date=19 July 2020 |archive-date=19 July 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200719190111/https://nunatsiaq.com/stories/article/65674music_and_fun_galore_at_iqaluits_2012_alianait_arts_festival/ |url-status=live}}</ref> and [[Namgar]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://nunatsiaq.com/stories/article/65674alianait_opens_applications_for_11th_circumpolar_music_fest/ |title=Alianait opens applications for 11th circumpolar music fest |date=21 November 2014 |access-date=19 July 2020 |archive-date=20 July 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200720004858/http://nunatsiaq.com/stories/article/65674alianait_opens_applications_for_11th_circumpolar_music_fest/ |url-status=live}}</ref>