Tepelenë
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Tepelenë is a small town in southern Albania, known historically as the birthplace of Ottoman Albanian ruler Ali Pasha and for its strategic position near the Vjosa River.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Tepelenë canonical | 2 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | town ⓘ |
| climate | Mediterranean climate ⓘ |
| containsSettlement | town of Tepelenë ⓘ |
| coordinateLocation | 40.295°N 20.019°E ⓘ |
| country | Albania ⓘ |
| countryCallingCode | +355 ⓘ |
| crossedBy | SH4 highway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distanceTo |
about 60 km from Gjirokastër
ⓘ
about 80 km from Vlora ⓘ |
| elevationAboveSeaLevel | approximately 200 metres ⓘ |
| hasEconomicActivity |
agriculture
ⓘ
livestock farming ⓘ small-scale trade ⓘ |
| hasHeritage | Ottoman architectural remains ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalFigure | Ali Pasha of Tepelena NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNearbyCity |
Fier
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gjirokastër NERFINISHED ⓘ Vlora NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTransport | regional bus connections ⓘ |
| historicalEvent |
affected by 1920s Albanian–Greek conflicts in the region
ⓘ
site of Ali Pasha’s fortress ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Ottoman-era history
ⓘ
birthplace of Ali Pasha of Tepelena ⓘ proximity to Vjosa River canyons ⓘ strategic position controlling routes between central and southern Albania ⓘ |
| languageUsed | Albanian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedEastOf | Vlora NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | southern Albania ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeEntity | Gjirokastër County NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | historical region of Epirus ⓘ |
| locatedInValley | Vjosa valley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNearRiver | Vjosa River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNorthOf | Gjirokastër NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOnRiver | Vjosa River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedSouthOf | Tirana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| majorReligion |
Christianity
ⓘ
Islam ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Ali Pasha of Tepelena (epithet) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nativeNameLanguage | sq ⓘ |
| officialName | Tepelenë NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Ottoman Empire (historically) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| population |
approximately 20000 (municipality)
ⓘ
approximately 8000 (town) ⓘ |
| postalCode | 9401 ⓘ |
| subdivisionType | municipality of Tepelenë ⓘ |
| timeZone |
Central European Summer Time
ⓘ
Central European Time ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
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