Sheper
| Sheper | |
|---|---|
| Village | |
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Sheper Village, winter of 2007 | |
  Sheper | |
| Coordinates: 40°10′17″N 20°18′21″E / 40.17139°N 20.30583°ECoordinates: 40°10′17″N 20°18′21″E / 40.17139°N 20.30583°E | |
| 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.[1] Sheperi is the largest village of the former Zagori municipality. At the 2015 local government reform it became part of the municipality Libohovë.[2] 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.[3]
Mountain Rapavica,viewed from Sheperi
Sunset in Sheper
Dhembeli,well-known mountain in Albania
Notable people
- Andon Zako Çajupi
- Ilia Dilo Sheperi, Rilindas
- Mihal Kasso
- Aristidh Ruci
- Pano Xhamballo, communist fighter, World War II hero
- Jani Dilo, Balli Kombetar local leader
- Kiço Ngjela, politician of the Communist Albania
- Jorgo Bulo, philologist, historian, literary critic
References
- ↑ Location of Sheper
- ↑ Law nr. 115/2014
- ↑ Kallivretakis, Leonidas (1995). "Η ελληνική κοινότητα της Αλβανίας υπό το πρίσμα της ιστορικής γεωγραφίας και δημογραφίας [The Greek Community of Albania in terms of historical geography and demography." In Nikolakopoulos, Ilias, Kouloubis Theodoros A. & Thanos M. Veremis (eds). Ο Ελληνισμός της Αλβανίας [The Greeks of Albania]. University of Athens. p. 34. "Στα πλαίσια της επιτόπιας έρευνας που πραγματοποιήσαμε στην Αλβανία (Νοέμβριος-Δεκέμβριος 1992), μελετήσαμε το ζήτημα των εθνοπολιτισμικών ομάδων, όπως αυτές συνειδητοποιούνται σήμερα επί τόπου. [As part of the fieldwork we held in Albania (November–December 1992), we studied the issue of ethnocultural groups, as they are realized today on the spot.]"; p. 51. "ΑΧ Αλβανοί Ορθόδοξοι Χριστιανοί, "; p.56 "SHEPERI ΣΕΠΕΡΗ. 253 ΑΧ".
Subdivisions of Libohovë Municipality | ||
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Municipal Seat: Libohovë | ||
| Administrative Unit of Libohovë |  | |
| Administrative Unit of Qendër Libohovë |
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| Administrative Unit of Zagori | ||
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