Gjiri i Meshkallës

Gjiri i Meshkallës is a bay in Komuna e Gurit i Zi, Shkodër.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Shurdhah Island and Drisht Castle.

Shurdhah Island

Shurdhah Island is an island on Lake Vau-Dejes, which is fed and drained by the river Drin, in Northeastern Albania, in Shkodra District. It is the largest island in the reservoir.

Drisht Castle

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Drisht Castle is a ruined castle above the modern Albanian village of Drisht, medieval Drivastum, in the municipal unit Postribë, Shkodër County, Albania.

Dagnum was a town, bishopric and important medieval fortress located on the territory of present-day Albania, which has been under Albanian, Serbian, Venetian and Ottoman control and remains a Latin Catholic titular see.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Vau i Dejës and Drisht.

Vau i Dejës

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Vau i Dejës is a town and a municipality in Shkodër County, northwestern Albania. It was formed at the 2015 local government reform by the merger of the former municipalities Bushat, Hajmel, Shllak, Temal, Vau i Dejës, and Vig-Mnelë, that became municipal units.

Drisht

Village

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Drisht is a village, former bishopric and Latin titular see with an Ancient and notable medieval history in Albania, 6 km from Mesi Bridge. It is located in the former municipality Postribë in the Shkodër County.

Gajtan

Village

Gajtan is a settlement in the former Guri i Zi municipality, Shkodër County, northern Albania. At the 2015 local government reform it became part of the municipality Shkodër.