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 Gjinaj”

Places of Interest

Highlights: Peca Castle.

Photo: Jonuz Kola, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kukës and Kodër-Lumë.

Photo: Shkelzen Rexha Gjakovë, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a town of 36,000 people in , and the last one before the Kosovo border.

Village
is a village in the former 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: “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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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: San Sula and Fezuk.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Maja e Sukës and Maja e Rrafshës së Bunarit.

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