Argir

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Argir ({{langx|da|Arge}}) is a village in the Faroe Islands.

Argir most likely takes its name from Old Irish airge, which means summer pasture.; several placenames in Faroe carry the same name with this meaning. Once a village south of Tórshavn, Argir has grown and merged with Tórshavn. In 1997, it joined the municipality of Tórshavn.

In recent years,{{when|date=March 2018}} more houses have been built in Argir, and the village, or quarter, has grown upwards into the hills. This area has views over the sea and the capital.

There is a boat harbour with boathouses in Argir and a church built in 1974.

From the 16th century until 1750, there was a leprosy-hospital in Argir. Some paupers lived there, too. When the hospital closed, the building became a workhouse for the poor. On 9 May 1828, Andreas Mortensen (1794-1875) bought Argir in an auction for 1005 "ríkis dálar." He moved there with his family and lived there until he died; his descendants have been a big part of the town's history, and a memorial stone was raised on 9 May 1948 in his honour.{{Cite news |date=13 June 2006 |title="Brot úr Argja Sogu" |pages=9–10 |work=FFBlaðið |url=https://www.yumpu.com/xx/document/read/12396911/ben-yami-skerji-ikki-linuveiuna-froya-fiskimannafelag}}

Argir's football team is called AB (Argja Bóltfelag). It has a rowing club called Argja Róðrarfelag. Its boats are red and have a dragon head on the prow.