Information: - The Faroe Islands (Irish: "Na Scigiri") are an archipelago between the Norwegian Sea and the North Atlantic approximately halfway between Norway and Iceland, north-northwest of mainland Scotland. The area is approximately with a 2016 population of 49,188. The islands are an autonomous country within the Kingdom of Denmark. - Torshavn (; literally, "Thor's harbour " is the capital and largest city of the Faroe Islands. Torshavn is in the southern part on the east coast of Streymoy. To the northwest of the city lies the mountain Husareyn, and to the southwest, the Kirkjubreyn. The town proper has a population of 13,000 (2008), and the greater urban area a population of 19,000. - Streymoy is the largest and most populated island of the Faroe Islands. The capital, Torshavn, is located on its east coast. The name means "island of currents". It also refers to the largest region of the country that also includes the islands of Hestur, Koltur and Nolsoy. - Tinganes is the historic location of the Faroese landsstyri ( government ) , and is a part of Torshavn . The name means '' parliament jetty '' or '' parliament point '' in Faroese . The parliament met there for the first time in the Viking ages when Norwegian colonists placed their Ting ( parliament ) on the location in 825 . It is one of the oldest parliamentary meeting places in the world , along with Tynwald hill in the Isle of Man and ingvellir in Iceland . The Lgting has since moved to the north of the city , but the home - rule government still sits here . The building on the outermost point on the small peninsula Skansapakkhusi , currently the government 's main building . The small main street on the peninsula is called Gongin and is home to the oldest parts of the city . Many of the houses on Tinganes were built in the 16th and 17th centuries and are still in use today . The peninsula divides the Torshavn harbour in two parts , Eystaravag and Vesteravag . What is the relationship between 'tinganes' and 'faroe islands'?
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