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The town of Selenica in Southern Albania seen from North across Vjosa river
Albinfo · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Town · Vlorë County

SelenicëSelenica

A bitumen-mining town inland from Vlorë, worked since antiquity.

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Population (town)
6,912 (2014)
Elevation
60 m

In plain language

Selenicë is a town where bitumen — a natural tar used for roads and waterproofing — has been dug for thousands of years.

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Selenicë is a town where bitumen — a natural tar used for roads and waterproofing — has been dug for thousands of years.

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Photographed image of the State Emblem found in Teki Selenica's book "Shqipria më 1927, e illustruar", (page 125).
Stema Shtetnore në librin e T.Selenicës Kj1595 · CC BY-SA 4.0
Cezma e madhe, fshati Karbunarë, Selenicë, Vlorë — foto @Xhevat Zenjelaj
Cezma e madhe2 Xhevatzenjelaj · CC BY-SA 4.0
The town of Selenica in Southern Albania seen from North
Selenica from the distance 2 Albinfo · CC BY-SA 3.0

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Nearby

City · Vlorë

Vlorë

Where the Adriatic meets the Ionian, and where Albanian independence was declared in 1912.

Historic site · Vlorë

Amantia

An Illyrian hill city whose stadium — cut into the slope — is among the best preserved in the region.

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Industry

Mining in Albania

Chromium above all — Albania has long been among the larger world producers — plus copper and nickel.

Sources

  • Wikipedia. Selenicë — 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 Q134613 · 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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