Shelegar

Shelegar is a village in , . Shelegar is situated nearby to the village , as well as near .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Forty Saints Monastery and Archeological Park of Phoinike.

Photo: Albinfo, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Monastery of the Forty Saint Martyrs is a ruined Eastern Orthodox monastery overlooking the coastal city of in southern . The monastery was erected during the 6th century AD and possibly became for at least one millennium the most important pilgrimage site in the Ionian Sea region.

Photo: Giuseppe.lepore4, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Phoenice or Phoenike was an ancient Greek city in Epirus and capital of the Chaonians. It is located high on an almost impregnable hill commanding the fertile valley below and near the modern town of the same name, , in southern . is situated 3½ km northeast of Shelegar.

Photo: Pasztilla, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a ruined castle near , southern . The castle is on a strategic hill point overlooking the town of Sarandë, southeast of the town centre. From here one can control the whole town as well as the islands of Ksamil. is situated 2½ km south of Shelegar.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Gjashtë and Bregas.

Village
is a village in the municipality of , , southwestern .

Village
is a in , southwestern . It is part of the municipality.

Village
is a village in , southwestern . It is part of the municipality . It is located to the east of , next to the village of .

Shelegar

Latitude
39.88881° or 39° 53′ 20″ north
Longitude
20.03297° or 20° 1′ 59″ east
Open location code
8GF2V2QM+G5
Open­Street­Map ID
node 713605140
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
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