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The main square of Memaliaj, Albania
Pasztilla aka Attila Terbócs · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Town · Gjirokastër County

Memaliaj

A former coal-mining town in the Vjosa valley.

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Population (town)
4,951 (2012)
Elevation
130 m

In plain language

Memaliaj is a small town where coal used to be mined.

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Memaliaj is a small town where coal used to be mined.

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The main square of Memaliaj, Albania
Memaliaj, Albania 2019 02 Pasztilla aka Attila Terbócs · CC BY-SA 4.0
The main square of Memaliaj, Albania
Memaliaj, Albania 2019 04 Pasztilla aka Attila Terbócs · CC BY-SA 4.0
Residential house in Memaliaj, Albania
Memaliaj, Albania 2019 06 Pasztilla aka Attila Terbócs · CC BY-SA 4.0

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City · Gjirokastër

Gjirokastër

The 'stone city': slate-roofed tower houses on a steep slope beneath one of the Balkans' largest castles.

Town · Gjirokastër

Tepelenë

Ali Pasha's birthplace, at the confluence of the Vjosa and the Drino.

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River · Gjirokastër

The Vjosa

One of the last large free-flowing rivers in Europe, declared a Wild River National Park in March 2023.

Sources

  • Wikipedia. Memaliaj — English Wikipedia · retrieved 13 Oct 2026
    Used to ground the deep-research section and as a discovery aid; not relied on alone for contested claims.
  • Wikidata. Wikidata item Q18749 · retrieved 13 Oct 2026
    Source of the population, area and elevation figures shown in Quick facts, each with its own observation year.
  • Wikimedia Commons. Photographs · retrieved 13 Oct 2026
    Each photograph carries its own creator, licence and file link beneath it. Only public-domain, CC0, CC BY and CC BY-SA files are published.

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