Former Prison

Former Prison is a museum in Bashkia e Gjirokastrës, Gjirokastër. Former Prison is situated nearby to City Museum, as well as near Gjirokastër Castle.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Gjirokastër Castle and Teqe Mosque.

Gjirokastër Castle

Photo: ShkelzenRexha, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Gjirokastër Castle is a fortress in Gjirokastër, Albania which also includes a Bektashi tyrbe. Gjirokastër Castle is situated at a height of 336 metres.

The Teqe Mosque is a former mosque and madrasa, located in Gjirokastër, Albania. The former mosque was designated as a Cultural Monument of Albania in 1973; and forms part of the Historic Centres of Berat and Gjirokastër, a UNESCO World Heritage Site that was designated in 2005. Teqe Mosque is situated 160 metres northwest of Former Prison.

Zekate House

Museum

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Zekate House, is a house in Gjirokastër, Albania. The house was built in 1811–1812 by Beqir Zeko, a local Albanian general administrator in Ali Pasha's government. Zekate House is situated 670 metres west of Former Prison.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kordhocë and Derviçan.

Kordhocë

Village

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Kordhocë is a village in the Gjirokastër County in Albania. At the 2015 local government reform it became part of the municipality Gjirokastër. It is known for the Kordhocë bridge. Kordhocë is situated 3 km southeast of Former Prison.

Derviçan

Village

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Derviçan is a settlement in the former Dropull i Poshtëm municipality, Gjirokastër County, southern Albania. At the 2015 local government reform, it became part of the municipality Dropull. Derviçan is situated 5 km southeast of Former Prison.

Qestorat

Village

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Qestorat is a community of the former Lunxhëri municipality in the Gjirokastër County, southern Albania. At the 2015 local government reform it became part of the municipality Gjirokastër. Qestorat is situated 7 km northeast of Former Prison.

Former Prison

Type: Museum
Categories: building, tourism, and tourist attraction
Location: Bashkia e Gjirokastrës, Gjirokastër, Gjirokastër County, Southeastern Albania, Albania, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude

40.07299° or 40° 4′ 23″ north

Longitude

20.13984° or 20° 8′ 23″ east

Open location code

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OpenStreetMap ID

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OpenStreetMap feature

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