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General information - Location

Country	Albania
Location in country	South
Location in Europe	South Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 20.167,Lat: 40.083
Elevation	214 meter above sea level
Local time	14:01:12pm
Name region/province:	Gjirokastër
Name subregion:	Gjirokastër

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Delvine	14.1 km	SouthSouthWest
2 Libohove	22.1 km	East
3 Permet	24.3 km	NorthNorthEast
4 Sarande	26.5 km	SouthSouthWest
5 Gusmar	28.3 km	WestNorthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Tirane	Albania	141 km	NorthNorthWest
2 Skopje	North-macedonia	240 km	NorthNorthEast
3 Podgorica	Montenegro	271 km	NorthNorthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Adriatic Sea (Mediterranean Sea) is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 25 km (direction SouthWest).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Epirus. The nearest bigger lake is Limni pamvotida - Limni ton Ioanninon (18.5 km² at a distance of 72.5 km in EastSouthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Albanian-Greek border with a straight distance of 16 km in EastSouthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 22 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 20%, hill: 68%, low mountains: 12%, moderate high mountains: 0%, The hills are mainly southwestern orientated. The most common land use in the area is agriculture.
Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Tirana International Airport Mother Teresa (at a distance of 152 km and direction NorthNorthWest).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Ioannis Kapodistrias International Airport (at a distance of 58 km in SouthSouthWestern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

5 km2

6.3%

Nature

25.9 km2

33%

Agriculture

37.6 km2

47.8%

Viticulture

0.7 km2

0.9%

Urban area

8.4 km2

10.7%

Rock-Sand

0.7 km2

0.9%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Gjirokaster in country Albania

Gjirokaster at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Historic Centres of Berat and Gjirokastra	Albania	2.5 km	WestSouthWest
2 Butrint	Albania	39 km	SouthSouthWest
3 Old Town of Corfu	Greece	55 km	SouthSouthWest

Social media - Maps

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Filming Location	IMDB Gjirokaster
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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Gjirokastër

Type of weather in Gjirokastër	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	15 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	3.15 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	North
Air pressure:	1009 mb
Humidity:	58 %
Daylength at 21 November 2024:	9 hour and 47 minutes
Sunrise :	06:31 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	16:18 Europe/Amsterdam