Calgary

Stampede host city

Calgary is the largest city in the Canadian province of Alberta, situated where the Bow and Elbow rivers meet at the edge of the Rocky Mountain foothills.

Known for oil and gas industries and the annual Calgary Stampede rodeo festival.

She moved to Calgary for work in the energy sector.

Alberta

province

Regional administrative district

Western Canada · oilsands · petroleum · energy sector · pipelines · foothills · ranching · beef · agriculture · wheat

mountains

Rockies

North American mountain chain

hiking · Lake Louise · gondola · peaks · backcountry · trails · alpine · glaciers · mountaineering · foothills

stampede

chuckwagon

Mobile frontier cooking station

rodeo · midway · grandstand · bucking · lariat · roping · livestock · western · exhibition · fairground

city

downtown

Central business district

Tower · airport

energy

oil

Slippery viscous fluid

reserves · pipelines · refineries · natural gas · oilsands · upstream · downstream · exploration · energy sector · head offices

Categories
Opposites
Alberta cities rivalry

CalgaryEdmonton

Alberta's capital

Canadian regional identity

CalgaryToronto

Ontario's capital city

Montreal · Ottawa · Vancouver · Halifax · Quebec City

urban character and culture

CalgaryQuebec City

Provincial capital of French Canada

Halifax · St. John's · Boston · New Orleans · Charleston

Phrases
Family

Alberta

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G