Korçë County
Pustec
Komuna e Liqenasit

Leskë

Leskë is a village in the Pustec Municipality of the in . Leska is situated west of , near the village of . The village is mainly composed of ethnic Macedonians.
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  • Type: Village with 228 residents
  • Description: village in Albania
  • Also known as: “Lajthiza”, “Lajthize”, “Lajthizë”, “Leska”, and “Lezica”
  • Address: BASHKIA PUSTEC

Places of Interest

Highlights include St. Mary’s Church.

Church
Photo: Albinfo, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The St. Mary's Church or Virgin Mary's Church is an Eastern Orthodox cave church on the island of , in the part of . It is a Cultural Monument of Albania. is situated 4 km northeast of Leskë.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Zërnovskë and Diellas.

Village
Zërnosko is a village in the Pustec Municipality which is officially recognised as a Macedonian minority zone located in the in . It is located at the southeastern end of , south of the village of .

Village
Shulin, formerly known officially as , is a village southeast of in the Pustec Municipality which is officially recognised as a Macedonian minority zone located in the , . is situated 3 km northeast of Leskë.

Village
Zvezda or is a village in the municipality of , a subdivision of the municipality of , in the of . Located in south-east Albania, it is within close range of , which is shared between Albania, and . is situated 6 km southwest of Leskë.

Leskë

Latitude
40.77793° or 40° 46′ 41″ north
Longitude
20.88977° or 20° 53′ 23″ east
Population
228
Elevation
917 metres (3,009 feet)
Open location code
8GG2QVHQ+5W
Open­Street­Map ID
node 5299621773
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
782604
Wiki­data ID
Q3301490
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In Other Languages

From Albanian to Uzbek—“Leskë” goes by many names.
  • Albanian: “Lajthizë”
  • Bulgarian: “Леска”
  • Dutch: “Lajthizë”
  • Greek: “Λαΐθιτσα”
  • Greek: “Λέσκα”
  • Macedonian: “Леска”
  • Serbian: “Леска (Албанија)”
  • Serbian: “Леска”
  • Uzbek: “Leskë”

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Leskë”. Photo: Ehrlich91, CC BY-SA 4.0.