Kurvelesh_municipality

Kurvelesh, Tepelenë

Kurvelesh, Tepelenë

Municipal unit in Gjirokastër, Albania

For other uses, see Kurvelesh.

Kurvelesh is a former municipality in the Gjirokastër County, southern Albania. At the 2015 local government reform it became a subdivision of the municipality Tepelenë.[1] The population at the 2011 census was 705.[2] The municipal unit consists of the villages Progonat, Lekdush, Gusmar, Nivicë and Rexhin.[3]

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History

Ottoman

In the early 20th century a çetë (armed band) consisting of 200 activists of the Albanian National Awakening was formed in Kurvelesh.[4]

Notable people

References

  1. [1]
    "Law nr. 115/2014" (PDF) (in Albanian). p. 6371. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
  2. [2]
    2011 census results Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine
  3. [3]
    Greece – Albania Neighbourhood Programme Archived March 27, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
  4. [4]
    Skendi, Stavro (1967). The Albanian national awakening, 1878-1912. Princeton University Press. p. 421. ISBN 9780691650029. Retrieved 24 April 2011.


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