Vjosë

The Vjosa or Aoös is a river in southwestern and northwestern . Its total length is about 272 kilometres, of which the first 80 kilometres are in Greece, and the remaining 192 kilometres in Albania.
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Tepelenë internment camp (1949–1954).

Museum
Photo: Arianit, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Tepelenë Internment Camp or Tepelenë Camp was an internment camp in , , , 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. is situated 3 km southeast of Vjosë.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Damës and Tepelene.

Village
is a village in the former municipality, , . At the 2015 local government reform it became part of the municipality . is situated 2½ km northeast of Vjosë.

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Tepelenë is in . This district has two cities: Tepelenë and Memaliaj, and several villages.

Town
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a town and a municipality in , southern . It was formed at the 2015 local government reform by the merger of the former municipalities , , , , and , that became municipal units. is situated 3½ km northwest of Vjosë.

Vjosë

Latitude
40.32428° or 40° 19′ 27″ north
Longitude
20.00188° or 20° 0′ 7″ east
Open location code
8GG282F2+PQ
Open­Street­Map ID
way 172878587
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­shingle
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In Other Languages

From French to Greek—“Vjosë” goes by many names.
  • French: “Vjosa”
  • German: “Vjosa”
  • Greek: “Αώος”

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