Malas
Malas is a locality in Qender, Tepelene, Gjirokastër County. Malas is situated nearby to the village Beçisht, as well as near Damës.Places of Interest
Highlights include Shëndelli and Tepelenë internment camp (1949–1954).
Shëndelli
Peak
Photo: Eri Xhaferi, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Shëndelli is a mountain located in the municipality of Tepelenë, in southern Albania. Situated at the emergence of the Shëndelli-Lunxhëri-Bureto mountain range, its highest elevation is 1,802 m. Shëndelli is situated 2½ km north of Malas.
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 Tepelenë, Gjirokastër County, Albania, 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. Tepelenë internment camp (1949–1954) is situated 3 km southwest of Malas.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Damës and Mezhgoran.
Damës
Village
Damës is a village in the former Memaliaj Fshat municipality, Gjirokastër County, Albania. At the 2015 local government reform it became part of the municipality Memaliaj. Damës is situated 2½ km northwest of Malas.
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 4 km east of Malas.
Memaliaj
Town
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Memaliaj is a town and a municipality in Gjirokastër County, southern Albania. It was formed at the 2015 local government reform by the merger of the former municipalities Buz, Krahës, Luftinjë, Memaliaj, Memaliaj Fshat and Qesarat, that became municipal units. Memaliaj is situated 7 km northwest of Malas.
Malas
- Type: Locality
- Also known as: “Malasi”
- Location: Qender, Tepelene, Gjirokastër County, Southeastern Albania, Albania, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
40.31556° or 40° 18′ 56″ northLongitude
20.04806° or 20° 2′ 53″ eastElevation
728 metres (2,388 feet)Open location code
8GG2828X+66GeoNames ID
865196
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