Gurras

Gurras is a village in , , . Gurras is situated nearby to the village , as well as near .
  • Type: Village
  • Description: village in Albania
  • Also known as: “Gurrasi”, “Zagorçani”, “Zagoriçan”, and “Zagoriçani”
  • Address: BASHKIA POGRADEC

Places of Interest

Highlights include Monastery of Saint Naum.

Monastery
Photo: Poppit2, Public domain.
The is a monastery. It is named after the medieval Bulgarian writer and enlightener Saint Naum who founded it. is situated 4 km northeast of Gurras.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Tushemisht and Rëmenj.

Village
Photo: Tori Oseku, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a village in the , in southeastern , located on the shores of . It was part of the former municipality.

Village
is a village near in . At the 2015 local government reform it became part of the municipality . Its name refers to the former presence of Aromanians in the area, drawing from the traditional Albanian rëmër, derived in Tosk Albanian from romanus. is situated 4 km west of Gurras.

Photo: Pudelek, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a town in the east of on the shores of Lake Ohrid. In 2019 the mixed UNESCO World Heritage site "Natural and Cultural Heritage of the Ohrid region" was extended to also include the Albanian side of the lake.

Gurras

Latitude
40.88496° or 40° 53′ 6″ north
Longitude
20.71468° or 20° 42′ 53″ east
Elevation
698 metres (2,290 feet)
Open location code
8GG2VPM7+XV
Open­Street­Map ID
node 712338195
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
781151
Wiki­data ID
Q12277481
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In Other Languages

From Albanian to Macedonian—“Gurras” goes by many names.
  • Albanian: “Gurras”
  • Bulgarian: “Гурас”
  • Bulgarian: “Загоричани”
  • Macedonian: “Загоричани”

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