Picar
Picar | |
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  Picar | |
| Coordinates:40°10′N20°3′E/ 40.167°N 20.050°E | |
| Country |  Albania |
| County | Gjirokastër |
| Municipality | Gjirokastër |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Municipal unit | 937 |
| Time zone | UTC+1(CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2(CEST) |
Picaris a village and a former municipality in theGjirokastër County,southernAlbania.At the 2015 local government reform it became a subdivision of the municipalityGjirokastër.[1]The population at the 2011 census was 937.[2]The municipal unit consists of the villages Picar, Shtëpëz,Kolonjë,Golem and Kaparjel[3]which are all inhabited byBektashiAlbanians.[4]
Notable people
[edit]- Çelo Picari,one of the leaders of theAlbanian Revolt of 1847.
References
[edit]- ^"Law nr. 115/2014"(PDF)(in Albanian). p. 6371.Retrieved25 February2022.
- ^2011 census resultsArchived2016-03-04 at theWayback Machine
- ^Greece – Albania Neighbourhood ProgrammeArchived2012-03-27 at theWayback Machine
- ^Kallivretakis, Leonidas (1995). "Η ελληνική κοινότητα της Αλβανίας υπό το πρίσμα της ιστορικής γεωγραφίας και δημογραφίας [The Greek Community of Albania in terms of historical geography and demography."In Nikolakopoulos, Ilias, Kouloubis Theodoros A. & Thanos M. Veremis (eds).Ο Ελληνισμός της Αλβανίας [The Greeks of Albania].University of Athens. p. 51. "AM Αλβανοί Μουσουλμάνοι" p.56. "PICARI ΠΙΤΣΑΡΙ 1144 ΑΜ; SHTEPEZ ΣΤΕΠΕΖΙ 361 ΑΜ; KOLONJA ΚΟΛΟΝΙΑ 737 ΑΜ; KAPARJEL ΚΑΠΑΡΙΕΛΙ 133 ΑΜ; GOLEM ΓΚΟΛΕΜΙ 926 ΑΜ"
Subdivisions ofGjirokastërmunicipality | ||
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Municipal seat:Gjirokastër | ||
| Administrative unit ofAntigonë |
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| Administrative unit ofCepo |
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| Administrative unit ofGjirokastër | ||
| Administrative unit ofLazarat | ||
| Administrative unit ofLunxhëri | ||
| Administrative unit ofOdrie |
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| Administrative unit ofPicar | ||
Subdivisions ofGjirokastër County | ||
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County seat:Gjirokastër | ||
| Municipality ofDropull |  | |
| Municipality ofGjirokastër | ||
| Municipality ofKëlcyrë | ||
| Municipality ofLibohovë | ||
| Municipality ofMemaliaj | ||
| Municipality ofPërmet | ||
| Municipality ofTepelenë | ||
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