Xhafzotaj
Xhafzotaj is a village and a former municipality in the Durrës County, western Albania. At the 2015 local government reform it became a subdivision of the municipality Shijak.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Village with 12,400 residents
- Description: village anf former municipality of Albania
- Also known as: “Dzevzotaj”, “Xhafë Zotaj”, “Xhaftozaj”, “Xhavzotaj”, and “Xherëzotaj”
- Address: DURRËS
Places of Interest
Highlights include Basilica of Saint Michael and Fllakë MW transmitter station.
Basilica of Saint Michael
Photo: Mr. Bunker, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Basilica of Saint Michael is a former basilica dedicated to Saint Michael, located in Arapaj, Durrës. Its ruins have been declared a Cultural Monument of Albania. Basilica of Saint Michael is situated 4 km south of Xhafzotaj.
Fllakë MW transmitter station
The Fllake transmitter was the largest broadcasting facility in Albania. It was situated at Fllakë near Durrës and was the home of several very powerful AM transmitters, which were receivable in the whole of Europe. Fllakë MW transmitter station is situated 3½ km north of Xhafzotaj.Places in the Area
Nearby places include Arapaj and Fllakë.
Arapaj
Suburb
Photo: Mr. Bunker, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Arapaj is a village in the former municipality of Rrashbull, Durrës County, Albania. At the 2015 local government reform it became part of the municipality Durrës. Arapaj is situated 3½ km south of Xhafzotaj.
Fllakë
Village
Fllakë is a village in the Durrës County, western Albania. At the 2015 local government reform it became part of the municipality Durrës. It is the site of the Fllakë transmitter. It is inhabited by Albanians. Fllakë is situated 5 km northwest of Xhafzotaj.
Borakë
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Borakë is a village, which is situated 5 km northeast of Xhafzotaj.
Xhafzotaj
- Categories: bashkia, Communes of Albania, and locality
- Location: Komuna e Xhafzotajt, Shijak, Durrës County, Coastal Albania, Albania, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
41.33477° or 41° 20′ 5″ northLongitude
19.52138° or 19° 31′ 17″ eastPopulation
12,400Elevation
19 metres (62 feet)Open location code
8FHX8GMC+WHOpenStreetMap ID
node 728425200OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
3183684Wikidata ID
Q642862
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In Other Languages
From Albanian to Waray—“Xhafzotaj” goes by many names.
- Albanian: “Komuna Xhafzotaj”
- Albanian: “Njësia administrative Xhafzotaj”
- Catalan: “Xhafzotaj”
- Cebuano: “Komuna e Xhafzotajt”
- Dutch: “Xhafzotaj”
- French: “Xhafzotaj”
- German: “Xhafzotaj”
- Hungarian: “Xhafzotaj”
- Italian: “Xhafzotaj”
- Malay: “Xhafzotaj”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Xhafzotaj”
- Portuguese: “Xhafzotaj”
- Scots: “Xhafzotaj”
- Spanish: “Xhafzotaj”
- Swedish: “Komuna e Xhafzotajt”
- Thai: “จัฟโซตัย”
- Turkish: “Xhafzotaj”
- Uzbek: “Xhafzotaj”
- Vietnamese: “Xhafzotaj”
- Waray (Philippines): “Xhafzotaj”
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