Shijon

Shijon is a village in , . Shijon is situated nearby to the village , as well as near .
  • Type: Village
  • Description: village in Elbasan County, Albania
  • Also known as: “Shenjoni”, “Shingjon”, “Shinjoni”, “Sin Jon”, and “Singjoni”
  • Address: ELBASAN

Places of Interest

Highlights include St. Jovan Vladimir’s Church and Ad Quintum.

Church
Photo: Pasztilla, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Saint Jovan Vladimir's Church is an church in Shijon, , . It is dedicated to the Dukljan prince and saint Jovan Vladimir, the son-in-law of the Tsar Samuil.

Archaeological site
Photo: Pasztilla, CC BY-SA 4.0.
was an ancient settlement and a Roman thermal complex in Illyricum, near , present-day . was a mutatio of the Via Egnatia, which connected western Illyria with eastern , from the two starting points of Dyrrhachium and , to Byzantium.

Photo: Pasztilla, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is situated 2½ km south of Shijon.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bradashesh and Petresh.

Village
is a village and a former municipality in , central . At the 2015 local government reform it became a subdivision of the municipality .

Village
Photo: HelmutKienzle, CC BY 4.0.
is a village.

Suburb
Photo: Pasztilla, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a suburb, which is situated 4½ km east of Shijon.

Shijon

Latitude
41.11276° or 41° 6′ 46″ north
Longitude
20.02484° or 20° 1′ 29″ east
Elevation
259 metres (850 feet)
Open location code
8GH2427F+4W
Open­Street­Map ID
node 728424918
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
781674
Wiki­data ID
Q13045713
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Satellite Map

Discover Shijon from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Albanian to Hungarian—“Shijon” goes by many names.
  • Albanian: “Shijon”
  • French: “Shijon”
  • French: “Shijoni”
  • German: “Shijon”
  • Hungarian: “Shijon”
  • Hungarian: “Shijoni”

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