Picar
Picar | |
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  Picar | |
| Coordinates: 40°10′N 20°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) |
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
[edit]- Çelo Picari, one of the leaders of the Albanian Revolt of 1847.
References
[edit]- ^ "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"
Subdivisions of Gjirokastër municipality | ||
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Municipal seat: Gjirokastër | ||
| Administrative unit of Antigonë |
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| Administrative unit of Cepo |
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| Administrative unit of Gjirokastër | ||
| Administrative unit of Lazarat | ||
| Administrative unit of Lunxhëri | ||
| Administrative unit of Odrie |
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| Administrative unit of Picar | ||
Subdivisions of Gjirokastër County | ||
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County seat: Gjirokastër | ||
| Municipality of Dropull |  | |
| Municipality of Gjirokastër | ||
| Municipality of Këlcyrë | ||
| Municipality of Libohovë | ||
| Municipality of Memaliaj | ||
| Municipality of Përmet | ||
| Municipality of Tepelenë | ||
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