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{{Short description|Island and neighbourhood in Riga, Latvia}}
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{{Expand Latvian|Ķīpsala|topic=geo|date=March 2011}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name                   = Ķīpsala
| settlement_type        = Neighborhood of Riga
| image_skyline          = Ķīpsalas bruģis (Balasta dambis).jpg
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| image_caption          = River side promenade at Ķīpsala
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| image_map              = Kipsala karte.png
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| subdivision_type       = Country
| subdivision_name       = [[Latvia]]
| subdivision_type1      = City
| subdivision_name1      = [[Riga]]
| subdivision_type2      = District
| subdivision_name2      = [[Kurzeme District, Riga|Kurzeme]]
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| area_total_km2         = 1.975
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| population_as_of       = 2008
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| population_total       = 817
| population_density_km2 = auto
| timezone               = [[Eastern European Time|EET]]
| utc_offset             = +2
| timezone_DST           = [[Eastern European Summer Time|EEST]]
| utc_offset_DST         = +3
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'''Ķīpsala''' is an island on the left bank of the [[Daugava River|Daugava]] river,  connected to [[Riga]] city center and [[Pārdaugava]] by the [[Shroud Bridge]]. Ķīpsala is divided from the rest of Riga by the Daugava in the east, ''[[Roņu dīķis]]'' in the north, ''[[Zunda]]'' in the west and ''[[Agenskalna līcis]]'' in the south.
== Buildings ==
[[File:International School of Riga Summer.jpg|thumb|International School of Riga]]
In recent years Ķīpsala has become a prestigious area for living in Riga. There is a campus of the [[Riga Technical University]] including dormitories on Ķīpsala as well as the Olimpia shopping mall. The [[International School of Riga]] campus has also been located on Ķīpsala since 2001, but has moved in 2018.<ref>{{Cite web |title=About ISR {{!}} About ISR |url=https://isriga.lv/about-isr/history-of-isr/ |access-date=2024-08-22 |website=International School of Riga: Private IB School in Latvia |language=en-US}}</ref>
The [[Žanis Lipke Memorial]] is located on the island at Mazais Balasta dambis 9.<ref>{{Cite web |title=About the memorial |url=https://lipke.lv/en/museum/par-memorialu |access-date=2024-08-22 |website=Žaņa Lipkes memoriāls |language=en-US}}</ref> It was built next to the home of [[Jānis Lipke]], where he had arranged a shelter for rescued Jews during the [[German occupation of Latvia during World War II|Nazi occupation]].
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