Cities

Gjirokaster

Southern Europe

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Geography Atlas. "Gjirokaster." Accessed September 6, 2026. https://geography.interactiveatlas.org/cities/gjirokaster.

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Geography Atlas. (n.d.). Gjirokaster. Retrieved September 6, 2026, from https://geography.interactiveatlas.org/cities/gjirokaster

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@misc{geographyatlas-gjirokaster,
  author = {Geography Atlas},
  title = {Gjirokaster},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://geography.interactiveatlas.org/cities/gjirokaster},
  note = {Accessed September 6, 2026}
}

Gjirokaster is a city in southern Albania and the seat of Gjirokaster County and Gjirokaster Municipality, located in a valley between the Gjere mountains and the Drino at 300 metres above sea level. Its old town is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, overlooked by Gjirokaster Fortress, and the city is the birthplace of former Albanian communist leader Enver Hoxha and author Ismail Kadare.

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