Gjirokastër

Gjirokastër is a city in southern and the seat of and Gjirokastër Municipality. It is located in a valley between the Gjerë mountains and the Drino, at 300 metres above sea level.
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  • Type: Town with 16,600 residents
  • Description: town in Albania
  • Also known as: “Agirocastro”, “Arghyrocastro”, “Aryirokastron”, “Ergheni”, “Ghinokastre”, “Gjinokastra”, “Gjinokastre”, “Gjinokastrer”, “Gjirokaster”, “Gjirokastra”, and “Gjirokastrë”
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Gjirokastër Castle and Zekate House.

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is a fortress in Gjirokastër, . is situated at a height of 336 metres. The castle dominates the town and overlooks the strategically important route along the river valley.

Museum
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, is a house in Gjirokastër, . The house was built in 1811–1812 by Beqir Zeko, a local Albanian general administrator in Ali Pasha's government.

Aerodrome
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is an airfield located near Gjirokastër, , Albania.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kordhocë.

Village
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is a village in the in Albania. At the 2015 local government reform it became part of the municipality Gjirokastër. It is known for the bridge. is situated 3½ km southeast of Gjirokastër.

Gjirokastër

Latitude
40.0771° or 40° 4′ 38″ north
Longitude
20.1393° or 20° 8′ 22″ east
Population
16,600
Elevation
286 metres (938 feet)
United Nations Location Codes
AL ARG and AL GOK
Open location code
8GG234GQ+RP
Open­Street­Map ID
node 274323115
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
783148
Wiki­data ID
Q173690
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In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Yue Chinese—“Gjirokastër” goes by many names.
  • Afrikaans: “Gjirokastër”
  • Albanian: “Gjirokaster”
  • Albanian: “Gjirokastër”
  • Albanian: “Gjirokastra”
  • Arabic: “جيروكاستر”
  • Armenian: “Գիրոկաստրա”
  • Asturian: “Gjirokastër”
  • Azerbaijani: “Girokastra”
  • Azerbaijani: “Qirokastra”
  • Basque: “Gjirokastër”
  • Basque: “Gjirokastra”
  • Belarusian: “Гіракастра”
  • Bengali: “গিরুকাস্টার”
  • Bosnian: “Gjirokastër”
  • Breton: “Gjirokastër”
  • Breton: “Gjirokastra”
  • Bulgarian: “Аргирокастро”
  • Bulgarian: “Гирокастер”
  • Bulgarian: “Гирокастра”
  • Bulgarian: “Гирокастро”
  • Burmese: “ဂျီရိုကက်စတာမြို့”
  • Catalan: “Gjirokastër”
  • Catalan: “Gjirokastra”
  • Cebuano: “Gjirokastër (kapital sa prepektura sa Albanya)”
  • Cebuano: “Gjirokastër”
  • Chechen: “Гирокастра”
  • Chinese: “吉罗卡斯特”
  • Chinese: “吉羅卡斯特”
  • Chinese: “吉诺卡斯特”
  • Chinese: “吉諾卡斯特”
  • Corsican: “Argirucastru”
  • Croatian: “Đirokastra”
  • Croatian: “Gjirokaster”
  • Croatian: “Gjirokastër”
  • Croatian: “Gjirokastra”
  • Czech: “Gjirokastër”
  • Czech: “Gjirokastra”
  • Danish: “Gjirokastër”
  • Danish: “Gjirokastra”
  • Dutch: “Argirocastro”
  • Dutch: “Argyrokastro”
  • Dutch: “Ergiri”
  • Dutch: “Gjinokaster”
  • Dutch: “Gjinokastër”
  • Dutch: “Gjirokastër”
  • Dutch: “Gjirokastra”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “جيروكاستر”
  • Esperanto: “Gjirokastër”
  • Estonian: “Gjirokaster”
  • Estonian: “Gjirokastër”
  • Finnish: “Girokastra”
  • Finnish: “Gjirokaster”
  • Finnish: “Gjirokastër”
  • Finnish: “Gjirokastra”
  • French: “Argyrokastro”
  • French: “Gjirokastër”
  • French: “Gjirokastra”
  • French: “Gjirokastre”
  • Friulian: “Argjirocastro”
  • Galician: “Gjirokastër”
  • Georgian: “გიროკასტრა”
  • German: “Argyrokastro”
  • German: “Gjirokaster”
  • German: “Gjirokastër”
  • German: “Gjirokastra”
  • Gothic: “𐌲𐌾𐌹𐍂𐍉𐌺𐌰𐍃𐍄𐌴𐍂”
  • Greek: “Αργυρόκαστρο”
  • Greek: “Αργυρόκαστρον”
  • Gujarati: “જીરોકાસ્ટર”
  • Hebrew: “ג’ירוקסטרה”
  • Hebrew: “גירוקסטרה”
  • Hebrew: “דירוקסטרה”
  • Hindi: “जिरोकास्तर”
  • Hindi: “जीरोकेस्टर”
  • Hungarian: “Gjirokastër”
  • Hungarian: “Gjirokastra”
  • Icelandic: “Gjirokastër”
  • Ido: “Gjirokastër”
  • Indonesian: “Gjirokastër”
  • Interlingua: “Gjirokaster”
  • Interlingue: “Gjirokastër”
  • Irish: “Gjirokastër”
  • Italian: “Argirocastro”
  • Italian: “Gjirokaster”
  • Italian: “Gjirokastër”
  • Italian: “Gjirokastra”
  • Japanese: “アルギオカストロ”
  • Japanese: “アルギロカストロ”
  • Japanese: “ギーノカステル”
  • Japanese: “ギロカストラ”
  • Japanese: “ギロカストラの博物館都市”
  • Japanese: “ジロカスタル”
  • Japanese: “ジロカステル”
  • Japanese: “ジロカストラ”
  • Javanese: “Gjirokastër”
  • Kannada: “ಜಿಜಿರೋಸ್ಟೇರ್”
  • Kongo: “Gjirokastër”
  • Korean: “지로카스터르”
  • Ladin: “Gjirokastër”
  • Latin: “Argyrocastrum”
  • Latvian: “Ģirokastera”
  • Latvian: “Ģirokastra”
  • Latvian: “Gjirokaster”
  • Ligurian: “Gjirokastër”
  • Lithuanian: “Girokasteris”
  • Lithuanian: “Girokastra”
  • Lithuanian: “Gjirokaster”
  • Lombard: “Argirocaster”
  • Luxembourgish: “Gjirokastër”
  • Macedo-Romanian: “Arghirocastro”
  • Macedo-Romanian: “Arghirocastru”
  • Macedonian: “Ѓирокастро”
  • Malagasy: “Gjirokastër”
  • Malay: “Gjirokaster”
  • Malay: “Gjirokastër”
  • Malay: “Jirokaster”
  • Maltese: “Gjirokaster”
  • Maltese: “Gjirokastër”
  • Marathi: “जजिरोकास्टर”
  • Mingrelian: “გიროკასტრა”
  • Neapolitan: “Argirucastro”
  • Northern Frisian: “Gjirokastër”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Gjirokastër”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Gjirokastra”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Gjirokastër”
  • Norwegian: “Gjirokastër”
  • Norwegian: “Gjirokastra”
  • Occitan (post 1500): “Gjirokastra”
  • Old English (ca. 450-1100): “Gjirokastër”
  • Persian: “جیروکاستر”
  • Picard: “Gjirokastër”
  • Piemontese: “Argiròcastro”
  • Polish: “Dźirokastra”
  • Polish: “Dżirokastra”
  • Polish: “Gjirokaster”
  • Polish: “Gjirokastër”
  • Polish: “Gjirokastra”
  • Polish: “Gjirokastёr”
  • Pontic: “Αργυρόκαστρο”
  • Pontic: “Αργυρόκαστρον”
  • Portuguese: “Argirocastro”
  • Portuguese: “Cidade-museu de gjirokastra”
  • Portuguese: “Gjirokaster”
  • Portuguese: “Gjirokastër”
  • Portuguese: “Gjirokastra”
  • Romanian: “Gjirokastër”
  • Romanian: “Gjirokastra”
  • Romansh: “Gjirokastër”
  • Russian: “Гирокастер”
  • Russian: “Гирокастра”
  • Sardinian: “Gjirokastër”
  • Scots: “Gjirokastër”
  • Serbian: “Đirokastra”
  • Serbian: “Ђирокастар”
  • Serbian: “Ђирокастра”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Đirokastra”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Gjirokastër”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Gjirokastra”
  • Sicilian: “Argirocastru”
  • Silesian: “Gjirokastёr”
  • Sinhala: “ග්ජිරෝකස්ටර්”
  • Sinhala: “ජිරොකාස්ටර්, ඇල්බේනියාව”
  • Slovak: “Gjirokastër”
  • Slovak: “Gjirokastra”
  • Slovenian: “Gjirokastër”
  • Slovenian: “Gjirokastra”
  • Spanish: “Argirocastro”
  • Spanish: “Gjirokaster”
  • Spanish: “Gjirokastër”
  • Spanish: “Gjirokastra”
  • Swahili: “Gjirokastër”
  • Swedish: “Argirocastro”
  • Swedish: “Argyrocastro”
  • Swedish: “Argyrokastro”
  • Swedish: “Argyrókastro”
  • Swedish: “Argyrokastron”
  • Swedish: “Argyropolis”
  • Swedish: “Gjirokaster”
  • Swedish: “Gjirokastër”
  • Swedish: “Gjirokastra”
  • Swedish: “Gyrokastro”
  • Swedish: “Gyrókastro”
  • Talysh: “Girokastra”
  • Tamil: “கஜீரோகஸ்டேர்”
  • Tatar: “Җирокастыр”
  • Telugu: “గ్జిరోకాస్టర్”
  • Thai: “กีโรคาสเตอร์”
  • Thai: “จีโรกัสเตอร์”
  • Turkish: “Ergiri”
  • Turkish: “Ergirikasrı”
  • Ukrainian: “Гірокастра”
  • Urdu: “ارجیر”
  • Venetian: “Argirocastro”
  • Vietnamese: “Gjirokastër”
  • Vlaams: “Gjirokastër”
  • Volapük: “Gjirokastër”
  • Volapük: “Gjirokastra”
  • Walloon: “Gjirokastër”
  • Waray (Philippines): “Gjirokastër”
  • Welsh: “Gjirokastër”
  • Welsh: “Gjirokastra”
  • Western Armenian: “Կճիրոքասթըր”
  • Western Panjabi: “ارجیر”
  • Wu Chinese: “吉诺卡斯特”
  • Yue Chinese: “吉諾卡斯特”
  • “Argirocastro”
  • “Gjirokastër”
  • “Ljurocastru”

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