The City and Borough of Juneau, more commonly known simply as Juneau ( /ˈdʒuːnoʊ/ JOO-noh ; Tlingit : Dzánti K'ihéeni Athapascan pronunciation: [ˈtsʌ́ntʰɪ̀ kʼɪ̀ˈhíːnɪ̀] ), is the capital city of the U.S. state of Alaska , located in the Gastineau Channel and the Alaskan panhandle . Juneau was named ...