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IQUIQUE, CHILE Iquique  ( Spanish pronunciation:  [iˈkike] ) is a port  city  and  commune  in northern  Chile , capital of both the  Iquique Province  and  Tarapacá Region .  It lies on the  Pacific coast , west of the  Pampa del Tamarugal , which is part of the  Atacama Desert .  It had a population of 191,468 according to the 2017 census; an additional ~100,000 live in a growing town on top of the hills to the east.    It is also the main commune of  Greater Iquique .  The city developed during the heyday of the  saltpeter  mining in the Atacama Desert in the 19th century.  Once a Peruvian city with a large Chilean population, it was conquered by Chile in the  War of the Pacific   ** (1879–1883).  Today it is one of only two  free ports  of Chile, the other one being  Punta Arenas , in the country's far south. [ **   The  Naval campaign of the  War of the Pacific  or  Saltpeter  war  was a naval campaign that took place from 1879 to 1884 involving  Peru  (as well as