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Also known as Anir

Ánir , also Ánirnar (Danish: Åerne) is a village in the Faroe Islands on the northern island of Borðoy. In 2007 it had a population of 16, but with the expansion of the area with the new apartments above the old settlement the population has increased to 55 in 2013.

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Village
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Ánir and Nordhavn Faroe Islands in 2011.jpg
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Ánir and Norðhavn Port in 2011
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Ánir.jpg
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Position of Ánir on Borðoy's west coast
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Faroe Islands
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Location of the village in the Faroe Islands
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State
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Constituent Country
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Island
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Borðoy
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Municipality
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Klaksvík
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Imperial
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September 2025
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58
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Ánir , also Ánirnar (Danish: Åerne) is a village in the Faroe Islands on the northern island of Borðoy. In 2007 it had a population of 16, but with the expansion of the area with the new apartments above the old settlement the population has increased to 55 in 2013.

== General == Ánir lies about 3 km north of the northern isles' capital Klaksvík on the west coast of Borðoy and was founded in 1840, as the increasing population demanded more land for cultivation. Facing the village is the southern tip of the island of Kunoy. The road through Ánir continues to Strond and then crosses the causeway to the island of Kunoy to continue to the villages of Haraldssund and Kunoy. High over Ánir is the entrance of a road tunnel to Árnafjørður and on to the island of Viðoy.

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