Sheper
Sheper is a community in the Gjirokastër County, southern Albania. Sheperi is the largest village of the former Zagori municipality. At the 2015 local government reform it became part of the municipality Libohovë.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Village
- Description: village in Gjirokastër, Albania
- Also known as: “Shepëri” and “Shepr”
- Address: BASHKIA LIBOHOVË
Places of Interest
Highlights include Dhëmbel.
Dhëmbel
Peak
Photo: Malenki, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Dhëmbel is a massif situated on the border between Gjirokastër and Përmet municipalities, in southern Albania. Part of the Trebeshinë-Dhëmbel-Nemërçkë mountain range, it rises at an elevation of 2,050.7 m and stretches approximately 10–12 km from Gryka e Këlcyrës in the north to Qafa e Dhëmbelit in the south. Dhëmbel is situated 3½ km north of Sheper.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Nivan and Poliçan.
Nivan
Village
Nivan is a populated place in Gjirokastër County, southern Albania. At the 2015 local government reform it became part of the municipality Libohovë. Nivan is the administration center for the valley of Zagori.
Poliçan
Village
Poliçan is a village in Gjirokastër County, southern Albania. At the 2015 local government reform it became part of the municipality Dropull. It is within the wider Pogoni region that stretches in both Greece and Albania. Poliçan is situated 6 km southeast of Sheper.
Leusë
Village
Leusë is a village in Gjirokastër County, southern Albania. At the 2015 local government reform it became part of the municipality Përmet. Leusë is situated 7 km northeast of Sheper.
Sheper
- Categories: human settlement and locality
- Location: Zagori, Bashkia Libohovë, Gjirokastër County, Albania, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
40.17055° or 40° 10′ 14″ northLongitude
20.30669° or 20° 18′ 24″ eastElevation
923 metres (3,028 feet)Open location code
8GG258C4+6MOpenStreetMap ID
node 728418464OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Albanian to Irish—“Sheper” goes by many names.
- Albanian: “Sheperi”
- Armenian: “Շեպեր”
- Czech: “Sheper”
- Dutch: “Sheper”
- Irish: “Sheper”
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