Gjirokastër

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Gjirokastër is a historic stone-built city in southern Albania, recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site for its well-preserved Ottoman-era architecture.

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instanceOf city
municipality
areaCode +355 84
capitalOf Gjirokastër County
climate Mediterranean climate
coordinateLatitude 40.075
coordinateLongitude 20.138
country Albania
countrySubdivisionType county capital
developedSignificantlyDuring Ottoman Empire
distanceTo approximately 230 km south of Tirana
elevation approximately 300 m
foundedInPeriod medieval period
governingBody Municipality of Gjirokastër
hasFestival National Folklore Festival of Gjirokastër
hasLandmark Ethnographic Museum of Gjirokastër
Gjirokastër Castle
Gjirokastër Old Bazaar
Skenduli House
Zekate House
hasMinorityLanguage Greek
hasUniversity Eqrem Çabej University of Gjirokastër
heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site
historicalRegion Epirus
knownFor historic old town
stone-built houses
well-preserved Ottoman-era architecture
locatedIn southern Albania
locatedInAdministrativeTerritory Gjirokastër County
locatedInMountainRange Mali i Gjerë
nearBorderWith Greece
nickname City of Stone
notablePersonBornHere Enver Hoxha
Ismail Kadare
officialLanguage Albanian
linked to: Albanian language
overlooksRiver Drino River valley
partOf Historic Centres of Berat and Gjirokastër
population approximately 20,000
postalCode 6001
timeZone Central European Time
timeZoneDST Central European Summer Time
transportConnection SH4 highway
UNESCOWorldHeritageCriteria (iii)
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UNESCOWorldHeritageID 569bis
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteSince 2005

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Enver Hoxha birthPlace Gjirokastër
Saranda connectedTo Gjirokastër
Tosk region hasCity Gjirokastër
Gjirokastër County capital Gjirokastër
Gjirokastër County containsCity Gjirokastër
Blue Eye spring near Gjirokastër
Lunxhëri locatedNear Gjirokastër
Tepelenë hasNearbyCity Gjirokastër
Tepelenë locatedNorthOf Gjirokastër
Labëria containsCity Gjirokastër
Pashalik of Yanina hasPart Gjirokastër
Delvinë locatedNear Gjirokastër
Delvinë Municipality nearbyCity Gjirokastër
Memaliaj hasNearbyCity Gjirokastër
Zagori nearbyCity Gjirokastër
Antigone hasNearbyCity Gjirokastër
Antigone roadAccessTo Gjirokastër
Hadrianopolis ruins locatedNear Gjirokastër
Kardhiq hasNearbyCity Gjirokastër
City of Stone refersTo Gjirokastër
Mali i Gjerë overlooks Gjirokastër
Mali i Gjerë visibleFrom Gjirokastër
Mali i Gjerë formsBackdropOf Gjirokastër
Mali i Gjerë nearbyCity Gjirokastër
Gjirokastër Castle locatedIn Gjirokastër
Gjirokastër Old Bazaar locatedIn Gjirokastër
Zekate House locatedIn Gjirokastër
Zekate House city Gjirokastër
Skenduli House locatedIn Gjirokastër
Municipality of Gjirokastër seat Gjirokastër
Ismail Kadare placeOfBirth Gjirokastër
Drino River valley hasCity Gjirokastër
Drino River valley near Gjirokastër
Drino River valley viewedFrom Gjirokastër