Salas ('
Island
An island (or isle) is an isolated piece of habitat that is surrounded by a dramatically different habitat, such as water. Very small islands such as emergent land features on atolls can be called islets, skerries, cays or keys. An island ...
s' in
Latvian) is a
neighbourhood
A neighbourhood (British English, Irish English, Australian English and Canadian English) or neighborhood (American English; American and British English spelling differences, see spelling differences) is a geographically localised community ...
of
Riga, the capital of
Latvia. Its landmass consists entirely of the islands
Zaķusala,
Lucavsala, and
Kazas sēklis ('Goat
Sandbank'). It is the least populated neighbourhood of Riga with a population of just around 70-80 people.
Gallery
File:Zakjusalas ziemelju gals.jpg, Zaķusala, viewed from the northern end
File:Zaķusala island, Riga - panoramio - alinco fan (2).jpg, Zaķusala, viewed from the Riga Radio and TV Tower
The Riga Radio and TV Tower ( lv, Rīgas radio un televīzijas tornis) in Riga, Latvia is the tallest tower in the European Union. It was built between 1979 and 1989 with funding from the central government of the Soviet Union. Its highest point r ...
File:Lucavsala (2).jpg, Lucavsala Recreation Park
File:Lucavsalas piemineklis (4).jpg, Monument to Russian soldiers from the Great Northern War
The Great Northern War (1700–1721) was a conflict in which a coalition led by the Tsardom of Russia successfully contested the supremacy of the Swedish Empire in Northern, Central and Eastern Europe. The initial leaders of the anti-Swed ...
in Lucavsala
File:Kazas seeklis.jpg, View of Kazas sēklis
Neighbourhoods in Riga
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