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.Photo: Arianit, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Museum
- Description: Albanian internment camp
- Also known as: “Kampi i Tepelenës (1949–1954)” and “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. At the 2015 local government reform it became part of the municipality Memaliaj. Damës is situated 4 km north of Tepelenë internment camp (1949–1954).
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 6 km northwest of Tepelenë internment camp (1949–1954).
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 7 km east of Tepelenë internment camp (1949–1954).
Tepelenë internment camp (1949–1954)
- Categories: prison, tourism, grassland, and tourist attraction
- Location: Bashkia e Tepelenës, Tepelene, Gjirokastër County, Southeastern Albania, Albania, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
40.30054° or 40° 18′ 2″ northLongitude
20.0156° or 20° 0′ 56″ eastOpen location code
8GG28228+66OpenStreetMap ID
way 1487950243OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=grassOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museumWikidata ID
Q65309136
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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”
- Czech: “Internační tábor Tepelenë (1949–1954)”
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