Vjosë
The Vjosa or Aoös is a river in northwestern Greece and southwestern Albania. Its total length is about 272 kilometres, of which the first 80 kilometres are in Greece, and the remaining 192 kilometres in Albania.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Tepelenë internment camp (1949–1954).
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 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. Tepelenë internment camp (1949–1954) is situated 3 km southeast of Vjosë.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Damës and Tepelene.
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 2½ km northeast of Vjosë.
Tepelene
Tepelenë is in Southeastern Albania. This district has two cities: Tepelenë and Memaliaj, and several villages.
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 3½ km northwest of Vjosë.
Vjosë
- Type: Shingle beach
- Also known as: “Vjosa (Aoos)”
- Category: landform
- Location: Fshat Mem, Bashkia Memaliaj, Gjirokastër County, Albania, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
40.32428° or 40° 19′ 27″ northLongitude
20.00188° or 20° 0′ 7″ eastOpen location code
8GG282F2+PQOpenStreetMap ID
way 172878587OpenStreetMap feature
natural=shingle
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From French to Greek—“Vjosë” goes by many names.
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