Gjirokastër
town in Albania
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Summary
Gjirokastër is a city[1]. Gjirokastër ranks in the top 7% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,115 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Gjirokastër County[3]
- Country: Albania[4]
- Instance of: human settlement[5], small city[6]
- Twinned administrative body: Sarandë[7], Casale Monferrato[8], Grottammare[9], Patras[10]
- Postal code: 6001–6003[11]
- Commons category: Gjirokastër[12]
- Local dialing code: 084[13]
- Coordinate location: 40.07583, 20.13889[14]
- Official website: https://bashkiagjirokaster.gov.al/[15]
- Topic's main category: Category:Gjirokastër[16]
- Commons gallery: Gjirokastër[17]
- Population: 19,836[18], 24,207[19], 20,630[20], 16,569[21]
- Described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[22], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[23], The World Atlas[24]
- Capital of: Gjirokastër County[25]
- Official name: Gjirokastër[26]
- Category for people born here: Q8050650[27]
- Native label: Gjirokastër[28], Gjirokastra[29]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from Gjirokastër[30]
- Elevation above sea level: 190[31], 286[32]
- Area: 59[33]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Gjirokastër include Gjirokastër alphabet[34], an alphabetic writing system[35].
Why It Matters
Gjirokastër has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[36] Gjirokastër is known by 70 alternative names across languages and contexts.[37]
Entities named for Gjirokastër include Gjirokastër alphabet[34], an alphabetic writing system[35].