Picar
Picar is a village and a former municipality in the Gjirokastër County, southern Albania. At the 2015 local government reform it became a subdivision of the municipality Gjirokastër.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Village
- Description: municipal unit in Gjirokastër, Albania
- Also known as: “Koron-Picar”, “Novacë”, and “Picari”
- Address: BASHKIA GJIROKASTËR
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kolonjë and Humelicë.
Kolonjë
Village
Kolonjë is a small village in Gjirokastër County, southern Albania, located northwest of the city Gjirokastër which is about 30 minutes away. At the 2015 local government reform it became part of the municipality Gjirokastër. Kolonjë is situated 3½ km west of Picar.
Humelicë
Village
Humelicë is a village in Gjirokastër County, southern Albania. At the 2015 local government reform it became part of the municipality of Gjirokastër. It is inhabited by an Orthodox Christian population of Aromanians with a minority of Orthodox Christian Albanians. Humelicë is situated 3½ km east of Picar.
Palokastër
Village
Palokastër, is a village in the administrative unit of Cepo, Gjirokastër, southern Albania. The village is well known because in its vicinity is the Paleokastra castle. Palokastër is situated 4½ km east of Picar.
Picar
- Categories: bashkia, Communes of Albania, and locality
- Location: Komuna e Picarit, Gjirokastër, Gjirokastër County, Southeastern Albania, Albania, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
40.16911° or 40° 10′ 9″ northLongitude
20.05016° or 20° 3′ 1″ eastElevation
295 metres (968 feet)Open location code
8GG25392+J3OpenStreetMap ID
node 728424043OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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In Other Languages
From Albanian to Waray—“Picar” goes by many names.
- Albanian: “Komuna Picar”
- Albanian: “Njësia administrative Picar”
- Catalan: “Picar”
- Cebuano: “Komuna e Picarit”
- Czech: “Picar”
- Dutch: “Picar”
- French: “Picar”
- Greek: “Πικάρ”
- Italian: “Picar”
- Malay: “Picar”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Picar”
- Polish: “Gmina Picar”
- Portuguese: “Picar”
- Spanish: “Picar”
- Swedish: “Komuna e Picarit”
- Turkish: “Piçar”
- Uzbek: “Picar”
- Vietnamese: “Picar”
- Waray (Philippines): “Picar”
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