Húsadalur is a small valley in the village of
Sørvágur :''There is also a town called Vágur on Suðuroy.''
Sørvágur ( da, Sørvåg) is a village on the island of Vágar in the Faroe Islands.
It is located at the landward end of Sørvágsfjørður. Sørvágur is the largest village in Sørvágur ...
on the
Faroe Islands
The Faroe Islands ( ), or simply the Faroes ( fo, Føroyar ; da, Færøerne ), are a North Atlantic island group and an autonomous territory of the Kingdom of Denmark.
They are located north-northwest of Scotland, and about halfway bet ...
. The name Húsadalur translates to 'the valley of the houses'. In modern times there are no houses in the valley, but the name suggests that people have lived there in the past.
There is a dam in Húsadalur which provides drinking water to Sørvág.
The river
Kirkjuá
Kirkjuá is a river which runs through the village of Sørvágur in the Faroe Islands
The Faroe Islands ( ), or simply the Faroes ( fo, Føroyar ; da, Færøerne ), are a North Atlantic island group and an autonomous territory of the Ki ...
runs through Húsadal.
''Note: this place should not be confused with Húsadalur in
Iceland
Iceland ( is, Ísland; ) is a Nordic island country in the North Atlantic Ocean and in the Arctic Ocean. Iceland is the most sparsely populated country in Europe. Iceland's capital and largest city is Reykjavík, which (along with its s ...
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Valleys of the Faroe Islands
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