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Gjirokastër

Southern Europe

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.

Facts
Population
16,569 1
Founding Year
1336 2
Founding Year
1336 2
Climate Zone
Temperate 3
Time Zone
UTC+01:00 4
Sources
1. Wikidata: Gjirokaster
Wikidata Q173690, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
2. Gjirokastër (Wikipedia)
  • Source text, founding-year-range-start: 1336
    The city was part of the Despotate of Epirus and was first mentioned by the name Argyrokastro by John VI Kantakouzenos in 1336.
  • Source text, founding-year-range-end: 1336
    The city was part of the Despotate of Epirus and was first mentioned by the name Argyrokastro by John VI Kantakouzenos in 1336.
  • Source text, founding-year: 1336
    The city was part of the Despotate of Epirus and was first mentioned by the name Argyrokastro by John VI Kantakouzenos in 1336.
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3. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 40.25, 20.25
Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 40.25, 20.25
40.25 20.25 Csb
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4. GeoNames: Gjirokastër - GeoNames
GeoNamescities500 record 783148, place matched by name within the country (only place of that name in the country)
Quote, cities500 record 783148, place matched by name within the country (only place of that name in the country)
40.07583 20.13889 P PPLA AL 45 10944394 783150 23437 286 Europe/Tirane
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Gjirokaster (Wikipedia)
In Group: Cities of Southern Europe (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregionView the Source
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