*** Welcome to piglix ***

Krahës

Krahës
Administrative Unit
Krahës is located in Albania
Krahës
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. The population at the 2011 census was 2,554. The municipal unit consists of the villages Krahës, Krahës i Sipërm, Zhulaj, Lulëzim, Levan, Allkomemaj, Kalivaç, Përparim, Leshnjë and Xhaxhaj.

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


...
Wikipedia

...