Buqezë
Buqezë is a village in Komuna e Udenishtit, Bashkia Pogradec, Korçë County. Buqezë is situated nearby to the village Piskupat, as well as near Lin.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Village
- Description: village in Albania
- Also known as: “Buqez”, “Buqeza”, and “Buqeze”
- Address: BASHKIA POGRADEC
Places of Interest
Highlights include Qafë Thanë and Lin, Paleochristian Church.
Qafë Thanë
Mountain saddle
Qafë Thanë is a mountain pass on the shores of Lake Ohrid in Albania. It is located in the southeastern Albanian mountains, close to the border between Albania and North Macedonia.
Lin, Paleochristian Church
Archaeological site
Photo: Decius, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Paleochristian Church is a ruined church in Lin, Korçë County, Albania. Mosaics from the 4th-5th century have been discovered during excavations. It is a Cultural Monument of Albania.
Byzantine Church Ruins
Archaeological site
The Byzantine Church is a ruined church in Lin, Korçë County, Albania. It is a Cultural Monument of Albania. The church has been included within the possible UNESCO site of the Natural and Cultural Heritage of the Ohrid Region. Byzantine Church Ruins is situated 3 km north of Buqezë.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Lin and Radožda.
Lin
Village
Lin is a village in the former Udënisht Municipality in Korçë County, Albania. At the 2015 local government reform it became part of the municipality Pogradec.
Radožda
Village
Photo: Македонец, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Radožda is a village in the Struga municipality in the southwestern region of North Macedonia. Radožda is situated 6 km north of Buqezë.
Prrenjas
Town
Prrenjas is a town and a municipality in Elbasan County, eastern Albania. The municipality was formed at the 2015 local government reform by the merger of the former municipalities Prrenjas, Qukës, Rrajcë and Stravaj, that became municipal units. Prrenjas is situated 7 km west of Buqezë.
Buqezë
- Category: locality
- Location: Komuna e Udenishtit, Bashkia Pogradec, Korçë County, Albania, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
41.05025° or 41° 3′ 1″ northLongitude
20.62834° or 20° 37′ 42″ eastElevation
704 metres (2,310 feet)Open location code
8GH23J2H+38OpenStreetMap ID
node 712338264OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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In Other Languages
From Albanian to Macedonian—“Buqezë” goes by many names.
- Albanian: “Buqezë”
- Bulgarian: “Букеза”
- Macedonian: “Бучица”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Piskupat and Urakë.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Kisha Profet Ilia (Buqezë) and Camping Beach Erlin.
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