Gjirokastër (Albanian: [ɟiɾoˈkast:əɾ, -ra], Albanian definite form: Gjirokastra) is a city in southern Albania and the seat of Gjirokastër County and Gjirokastër...
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km2. Its capital is the city Gjirokastër. Until 2000, Gjirokastër County was subdivided into three districts: Gjirokastër, Përmet, and Tepelenë. Since...
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Gjirokastër Castle (Albanian: Kalaja e Gjirokastrës or Kalaja e Argjirosë) is a fortress in Gjirokastër, Albania (during Ottoman rule it was historically...
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Gjirokastër District (Albanian: Rrethi i Gjirokastrës) was one of the 36 districts of Albania, which were dissolved in July 2000 and replaced by 12 counties...
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Gjirokastër Airfield is an airfield located near Gjirokastër, Gjirokastër, Albania. The airfield was initially put in operation in 1929 when there were...
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07444°N 20.13806°E / 40.07444; 20.13806 Gjirokastër Obelisk or Mëmëdheu ABC is an obelisk monument in Gjirokastër, Albania, and celebrates the Albanian...
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Kolonjë is a small village in Gjirokastër County, southern Albania, located northwest of the city Gjirokastër which is about 30 minutes away. At the 2015...
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Damësi and Damsi) is a village in the former Memaliaj Fshat municipality, Gjirokastër County, Albania. At the 2015 local government reform it became part of...
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Gjirokastër Ethnographic Museum is a museum in western Gjirokastër, Albania. The museum, constructed in 1966, is built on the site of communist leader...
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The Gjirokastër County in southern Albania is subdivided into 7 municipalities. These municipalities contain 273 towns and villages: "Albanian Institute...
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Centres of Berat and Gjirokastër (Albanian: Qendrat historike të Beratit dhe Gjirokastrës) encompasses the cities of Berat and Gjirokastër in southern Albania...
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KF Luftëtari (redirect from KS Luftetari Gjirokaster)
Shqiponja Gjirokastër. It underwent many subsequent name changes over the years: Gjirokastër (1949), Puna Gjirokastër (1951), Luftëtari Gjirokastër (1958)...
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of Gjirokastër County, which includes the municipalities of Gjirokastër, Këlcyrë, Libohovë, Memaliaj, Përmet, Tepelenë, and Dropull. Gjirokastër is the...
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Gjirokastër National Folk Festival (Albanian: Festivali Folklorik Kombëtar i Gjirokastrës) is an artistic festival taking place every five years at Gjirokastër...
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Xhamia e Memi Beut; Turkish: Memi Bey Camii), is a mosque located in Gjirokastër, Albania. The Memi Bey mosque was built during the Ottoman period in...
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John Zenevisi (redirect from Principality of Gjirokastër)
1418) was an Albanian magnate that held the estates in Epirus, such as Gjirokastër and Vagenetia. Zenevisi can be found with different spellings in historical...
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Veso Bey alphabet (redirect from Gjirokaster script)
The Gjirokastër alphabet, also known as Veso Bey alphabet, is one of the original Albanian language alphabets of the 19th century. It is named after the...
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Church, also known as Church of Gjirokastër (Albanian: Kisha e Shpërfytyrimit) is an Orthodox church in Gjirokastër, Albania. The church was built in...
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Eqrem Çabej University is a university in the Albanian town of Gjirokastër, named after Eqrem Çabej. It is one of nine SIFE accredited universities in...
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Hysen Hoxha (category People from Gjirokastër)
was an Albanian politician, mayor of Gjirokastër, and the uncle of Enver Hoxha. Hysen Hoxha was born in Gjirokastër, where his father Beqir was a supporter...
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Berat Prefecture Dibër Prefecture Durrës Prefecture Elbasan Prefecture Gjirokastër Prefecture Korçë Prefecture Kukës Prefecture Shkodër Prefecture Tirana...
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language published in: Europe: Apoyevmatini (Istanbul, Turkey) Laiko Vima (Gjirokastër, Albania) North America: Atlantis (New York City) Oceania: Neos Kosmos...
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Lazarat (category Former municipalities in Gjirokastër County)
Lazarat (Albanian definite form: Lazarati) is a village in Gjirokastër County, in southern Albania. It is located in the Dropull valley. Formerly functioning...
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Asim Zeneli Gymnasium (redirect from Gjirokaster Gymnasium)
40°4′28″N 20°8′9″E / 40.07444°N 20.13583°E / 40.07444; 20.13583 Gjirokastër Gymnasium (Albanian: Gjimnazi i Gjirokastrës), also known as Asim Zeneli...
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Gjirokastra Stadium (redirect from Gjirokaster Stadium)
multi-use stadium in Gjirokastër, Albania. It is used mostly for football matches and is the home ground of KS Luftëtari Gjirokastër. The stadium has a...
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Argyrokastro, the Greek name of Gjirokastër, a city in southern Albania Argyrokastro Castle, or Gjirokastër Castle, a castle in Gjirokastër, southern Albania This...
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The massacres of Albanians in World War I were a series of war crimes committed by Serbian, Montenegrin, Greek and Bulgarian troops against the Albanian...
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and that they are the most complex form of polyphonic singing. The Gjirokastër National Folklore Festival, Albania, (Albanian: Festivali Folklorik Kombëtar)...
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Memaliaj (category Municipalities in Gjirokastër County)
Memaliaj is a town and a municipality in Gjirokastër County, southern Albania. It was formed at the 2015 local government reform by the merger of the...
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resistance against occupation forces. Born in Suhë of the Lunxhëri region, Gjirokastër, Xhixho was raised in a family with longtime patriotic traditions. He...
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