Nordkjosbotn (Norwegian) or Gárgán (Northern Sami)[3] is a small village in Balsfjord Municipality in Troms county, Norway.

[1] Two major highways, European route E6 and European route E8, meet in this village, making it a major crossroads in Northern Norway, with an estimated annual passage of 3 million people.

[4] Nordkjosbotn is located at the end of the Nordkjosen branch of the Balsfjorden where the river Nordkjoselva meets the fjord.

The village is about 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) wide filling the narrow valley between several mountains, some of which are more than 1,000 metres (3,300 ft) above sea level, most notably Store Russetind to the southwest.

The village has an area of about 0.7 square kilometres (170 acres) and is located on a partially marshy alluvial plain formed by the Nordkjoselva river.