Calgary /ˈkælɡᵊri/ is a city in the province of Alberta, Canada. It is situated at the confluence of the Bow River and the Elbow River in the south of the province, in an area of foothills and prairie, about 80 km (50 mi) east of the front ranges of the Canadian Rockies.
Population: 1,019,942
Latitude: 51° 03' 0.40" N
Longitude: -114° 05' 7.04" W
Brookfield Place is a full-block commercial development located between 1st & 2nd Streets and 6th & 7th Avenues SW in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. The development, consisting of 220,000 square metres (2.4 million square feet), at 56 storeys and 247 met…
Calgary Southwest is a federal electoral district in Alberta, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 1988. The district is in the southwest part of the City of Calgary, south of Glenmore Trail, and west of the Cana…
The Stampede Corral is an ice hockey, rodeo, and tennis arena multi-purpose venue in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. The arena was completed in 1950 at a cost of C$1.25 million to replace Victoria Arena as the home of the Calgary Stampeders Hockey Club. S…
Stoney Trail, designated Alberta Provincial Highway No. 201 by Alberta Transportation, is a ring road freeway around Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
Baitun Nur (also spelled Baitunnur or Baitun Noor) (Arabic for "House of Light") is a mosque of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community in the Castleridge community of Calgary, Alberta. It is known for being the largest mosque in Canada.
Ambrose University is a private Christian liberal arts university located in Calgary, Alberta.
The Red Mile is the name given to a stretch of 17th Avenue S.W. in Calgary, Alberta, Canada during the Calgary Flames 2004 Stanley Cup playoff run. It gained world wide notoriety both for the relative lack of violence while upwards of 55 000 fans ce…
Rockyview General Hospital (RGH) is a large hospital in Alberta, Canada.
Chinook Centre is the largest enclosed shopping centre in Calgary, Alberta, Canada (1,355,000 square feet (125,900 m2)) containing over 250 stores, a professional building, and a major theatre complex.
Calgary School District No. 19 or the Calgary Board of Education (CBE) is the public school board in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. As a public system, the CBE is required to accept any students who meet age and residency requirements, regardless of reli…
Bow Valley College (BVC) is a public, board-governed college operating as a comprehensive community institution under the Post-Secondary Learning Act of Alberta. The branch campuses are: Airdrie, Banff, Blairmore, Brooks, Canmore, Cardston, Claresho…
CrossIron Mills is a fully enclosed shopping centre development just outside the northern city limits of Calgary, Alberta, Canada, and immediately east of the hamlet of Balzac in Rocky View County. It was developed by Ivanhoe Cambridge, a major Cana…
The Beltline is a region of central Calgary, Alberta, Canada. The area is located immediately to the south of Calgary's downtown (south of 9th Avenue and the Canadian Pacific Railway tracks), and is sometimes considered part of downtown.
The Alberta College of Art + Design (ACAD) is a publicly funded Canadian degree-granting, art and design college located in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. It was founded in 1926 under the name Provincial Institute of Technology and Arts, which was under …
Alberta Children's Hospital (ACH) is the largest public hospital for sick children in the prairie provinces, and is located in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. It is operated by Alberta Health Services - Calgary Health Region. The new facility opened on Se…
Peter Lougheed Centre (PLC) is a large hospital in Alberta, Canada. It is located in the City of Calgary, and runs under the auspices of Alberta Health Services, formerly the Calgary Health Region, providing medical and surgical services not only to…
Nose Hill Park is the second largest urban park in Canada (Fish Creek Provincial Park is the largest) and one of the largest urban parks in North America. It is a municipal park unlike Fish Creek, which is a provincial park. Nose Hill Park is locate…
The Suncor Energy Centre, formerly the Petro-Canada Centre is a 1,945,000 square foot (181,000 m²) project composed of two granite and reflective glass-clad office towers of 32 floors and 53 floors, situated in the office core of downtown Calgary, A…
