Gjinaj

Gjinaj is a village and a former municipality in the , northeastern . At the 2015 local government reform it became a subdivision of the municipality Has. The population at the 2023 census was 522.
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  • Type: Locality
  • Description: Municipal unit in Kukës County, Albania
  • Also known as: Komuna e Gjinajt

Places of Interest

Highlights include Peca Castle.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kukës and Kodër-Lumë.

is a town of 36,000 people in , and the last one before the Kosovo border. The surrounding area is dominated by mountainous and high terrain. is a good centre for fishing and walking in the surrounding mountains.

Village
is a village in the former municipality, , . At the 2015 local government reform it became part of the municipality . is situated 5 km south of Gjinaj.

Gjinaj

Latitude
42.1167° or 42° 7′ north
Longitude
20.45° or 20° 27′ east
Elevation
523 metres (1,716 feet)
Open location code
8GJ24C8X+MX
Geo­Names ID
783159
Wiki­data ID
Q2619548
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In Other Languages

From Albanian to Waray—“Gjinaj” goes by many names.
  • Albanian: Komuna Gjinaj
  • Albanian: Njësia administrative Gjinaj
  • Cebuano: Komuna e Gjinajt
  • Dutch: Gjinaj
  • French: Gjinaj
  • Hungarian: Gjinaj
  • Italian: Gjinaj
  • Malay: Gjinaj
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: Gjinaj
  • Polish: Gmina Gjinaj
  • Portuguese: Gjinaj
  • Swedish: Komuna e Gjinajt
  • Turkish: Gjinaj
  • Vietnamese: Gjinaj
  • Waray (Philippines): Gjinaj

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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 “Gjinaj”. Photo: Dirk.heldmaier, CC BY-SA 3.0.