Salas ('
Island
An island or isle is a piece of land, distinct from a continent, completely surrounded by water. There are continental islands, which were formed by being split from a continent by plate tectonics, and oceanic islands, which have never been ...
s' in
Latvian) is a
neighbourhood
A neighbourhood (Commonwealth English) or neighborhood (American English) is a geographically localized community within a larger town, city, suburb or rural area, sometimes consisting of a single street and the buildings lining it. Neighbourh ...
of
Riga
Riga ( ) is the capital, Primate city, primate, and List of cities and towns in Latvia, largest city of Latvia. Home to 591,882 inhabitants (as of 2025), the city accounts for a third of Latvia's total population. The population of Riga Planni ...
, the capital of
Latvia
Latvia, officially the Republic of Latvia, is a country in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is one of the three Baltic states, along with Estonia to the north and Lithuania to the south. It borders Russia to the east and Belarus to t ...
. Its landmass consists entirely of the islands
Zaķusala
Zaķusala (Hare Island) is one of several islands in the Daugava River in the central part of Riga, the capital of Latvia. A part of the city's Salas neighbourhood, Zaķusala is home to the Riga Radio and TV Tower, which was completed in 1986 an ...
,
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
File:Lucavsala (2).jpg, Lucavsala Recreation Park
File:Lucavsalas piemineklis (4).jpg, Monument to Russian soldiers from the Great Northern War
In the Great Northern War (1700–1721) a coalition led by the Tsardom of Russia successfully contested the supremacy of the Swedish Empire in Northern Europe, Northern, Central Europe, Central and Eastern Europe. The initial leaders of the ant ...
in Lucavsala
File:Kazas seeklis.jpg, View of Kazas sēklis
Neighbourhoods in Riga
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