Gorge of Këlcyrë
The Këlcyrë Gorge is a gorge in southern Albania created by the river Vjosë, near the town of Këlcyrë. The gorge became famous during the Capture of Klisura Pass battle during the Greco-Italian War in World War II.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Thanas Todhe (Guri Q…, CC BY 3.0.
- Type: Ravine with an elevation of 373 metres
- Description: gorge in Albania
- Also known as: “Gryka e Kelcyres”, “Gryke e Këlcyrës”, and “Këlcyrë Gorge”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Limar and Mezhgoran.
Limar
Village
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Limar is a village, which is situated 4½ km southeast of Gorge of Këlcyrë.
Mezhgoran
Village
Mezhgoran is a community in the Gjirokastër County, southern Albania. At the 2015 local government reform it became part of the Tepelenë municipality. Mezhgoran is situated 5 km northwest of Gorge of Këlcyrë.
Lekël
Village
Lekël is a community in the Gjirokastër County, southern Albania. At the 2015 local government reform it became part of the municipality Tepelenë. Lekël was one of the Albanian Christian villages in the possession of the House of Muçohysaj the ancestral house of Ali Pasha. Lekël is situated 5 km southwest of Gorge of Këlcyrë.
Gorge of Këlcyrë
- Categories: landform, water gap, and body of water
- Location: Gjirokastër County, Albania, Balkans, Europe
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Albanian to Turkish—“Gorge of Këlcyrë” goes by many names.
- Albanian: “Gryka e Këlcyrës”
- Cebuano: “Gryka e Këlcyrës”
- German: “Schlucht von Këlcyra”
- Persian: “گذرگاه کلیسورا”
- Polish: “Gryka e Këlcyrës”
- Swedish: “Gryka e Këlcyrës”
- Turkish: “Klisura Kanyonu”
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About Mapcarta. 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 “Gorge of Këlcyrë”. Photo: Thanas Todhe (Guri Q…, CC BY 3.0.