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Gjirokastër County mining
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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

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

GjirokastraGjirokaster
Town

Tepelenë

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

TepelenaGjirokaster

Related subjects

River

The Vjosa

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

VjosaGjirokaster

Sources

  • Wikipedia — Memaliaj — English Wikipedia · retrieved 03 Sep 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 03 Sep 2026
    Source of the population, area and elevation figures shown in Quick facts, each with its own observation year.
  • Wikimedia Commons — Photographs · retrieved 03 Sep 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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