Krahës

Krahës
Administrative Unit
Krahës
Coordinates: 40°26′N 19°51′E / 40.433°N 19.850°E / 40.433; 19.850Coordinates: 40°26′N 19°51′E / 40.433°N 19.850°E / 40.433; 19.850
Country Albania Albania
County Gjirokastër
Municipality Memaliaj
Population (2011)
  Administrative Unit 2,554
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Vehicle registration TP

Krahës is a village and a former municipality in the Gjirokastër County, southern Albania. At the 2015 local government reform it became a subdivision of the municipality Memaliaj.[1] The population at the 2011 census was 2,554.[2] The municipal unit consists of the villages Krahës, Krahës i Sipërm, Zhulaj, Lulëzim, Levan, Allkomemaj, Kalivaç, Përparim, Leshnjë and Xhaxhaj.[3]

Etymology

The etymology of Krahes is in Albanian, as it derives from the word Krah (Albanian for arm).

References

  1. Law nr. 115/2014
  2. 2011 census results
  3. Greece – Albania Neighbourhood Programme
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