Tepelenë internment camp (1949–1954)
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.- Access is restricted and requires permission.
- Museum
- Description: Albanian internment camp
- Also known as“Kampi i Tepelenës (1949–1954)”“Tepelenë Internment Camp”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Damës and Memaliaj.
Damës
Village
Damës is a village in the former Memaliaj Fshat municipality, Gjirokastër County, Albania. Damës is situated 4 km north of Tepelenë internment camp (1949–1954).
Memaliaj
Memaliaj is a town and a municipality in Gjirokastër County, southern Albania. Memaliaj is situated 6 km northwest of Tepelenë internment camp (1949–1954).
Mezhgoran
Village
Mezhgoran is a community in the Gjirokastër County, southern Albania. Mezhgoran is situated 7 km east of Tepelenë internment camp (1949–1954).
Tepelenë internment camp (1949–1954)
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Latitude
40.30072° or 40° 18′ 3″ north
Longitude
20.01556° or 20° 0′ 56″ east
Open location code
8GG28228+76
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In Other Languages
From Albanian to Czech—“Tepelenë internment camp (1949–1954)” goes by many names.
- Albanian: “Kampi i Internimit i Tepelenës”
- Albanian: “Kampi i Tepelenës”
- Armenian: “Տեպելենեի ներկալման ճամբար”
- Czech: “Internační tábor Tepelenë (1949–1954)”
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