Picar
Municipal unit in Gjirokastër, Albania
40°10′N 20°3′E / 40.167°N 20.050°E / 40.167; 20.050 (2011)
Picar is a village and a former municipality in the Gjirokastër County, southern Albania. At the 2015 local government reform it became a subdivision of the municipality Gjirokastër.[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 by Bektashi Albanians.[4]
Notable people
- Çelo Picari, one of the leaders of the Albanian Revolt of 1847.
References
- ^ "Law nr. 115/2014" (PDF) (in Albanian). p. 6371. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
- ^ 2011 census results Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Greece – Albania Neighbourhood Programme Archived 2012-03-27 at the Wayback 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"
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Subdivisions of Gjirokastër Municipality
Municipal Seat: Gjirokastër
- Arshi Lengo
- Asim Zeneli
- Krinë
- Saraqinisht
- Tranoshisht
- Çepun
- Fushëbardhë
- Humelicë
- Kardhiq
- Kodër
- Mashkullorë
- Palokastër
- Plesat
- Prongji
- Taroninë
- Zhulat
- Andon Poçi
- Hundëkuq
- Labovë e Madhe
- Labovë e Vogël
- Tërbuq
- Golem
- Kaparjel
- Kolonjë
- Picar
- Shtëpëz
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