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    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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  • 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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    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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    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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  • 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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    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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