Sheper

Sheper
Village
Sheper Village, winter of 2007
Sheper
Coordinates: 40°10′17″N 20°18′21″E / 40.17139°N 20.30583°E / 40.17139; 20.30583Coordinates: 40°10′17″N 20°18′21″E / 40.17139°N 20.30583°E / 40.17139; 20.30583
Country	Albania
County	Gjirokastër
Municipality	Libohovë
Administrative Unit	Zagori
Population
• Total	100 in winter, 400 in summer
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Postal Code	6012
Area Code	0883

Sheper (definite form: Sheperi) is a community in the Gjirokastër County, southern Albania. Sheperi is the largest village of the former Zagori municipality. At the 2015 local government reform it became part of the municipality Libohovë. It is mountainous village located 30 km from the city of Gjirokastër, about 800 meters above sea level. Due to heavy migration, its current population is about 100 inhabitants. Sheper is inhabited by an Orthodox Albanian population.