Lumi i Bënçës

Lumi i Bënçës is a stream in , . Lumi i Bënçës is situated nearby to the village , as well as near the locality .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Tepelenë internment camp (1949–1954).

Museum
Photo: Arianit, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Tepelenë Internment Camp or Tepelenë Camp was an internment camp in , , , that was used by the People's Socialist Republic of Albania and modeled after the Soviet Union’s kolkhoz, in which convicts, fugitives, and deserters alike were imprisoned.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Tepelene and Damës.

Photo: Albinfo, CC0.
Tepelenë is in . This district has two cities: Tepelenë and Memaliaj, and several villages.

Village
is a village in the former municipality, , . At the 2015 local government reform it became part of the municipality . is situated 4 km north of Lumi i Bënçës.

Town
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a town and a municipality in , southern . It was formed at the 2015 local government reform by the merger of the former municipalities , , , , and , that became municipal units. is situated 6 km northwest of Lumi i Bënçës.

Lumi i Bënçës

Latitude
40.3° or 40° 18′ north
Longitude
20.01667° or 20° 1′ east
Elevation
159 metres (522 feet)
Open location code
8GG28228+2M
Geo­Names ID
783639
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