Kordhocë
Kordhocë is located in Albania
Kordhocë
Kordhocë
Coordinates: 40°04′N 20°10′E / 40.067°N 20.167°E / 40.067; 20.167
Country Albania
CountyGjirokastër
MunicipalityGjirokastër
Municipal unitLazarat
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

Kordhocë is a village in the Gjirokastër County in Albania. At the 2015 local government reform it became part of the municipality Gjirokastër.[1] It is known for the Kordhocë bridge.[2]

Geography

Kordhocë bridge

Kordhocë is a village just outside Gjirokastër, situated on mountain slope of Mali i Gjerë.

Population

Kordhocë is inhabited by Muslim Albanians.[3] The villagers speak in the Tosk dialect of the Albanian language.

Economy

The main activity is agriculture, especially animal husbandry. The area is known for its dairy products.

References

  1. "Law nr. 115/2014" (PDF) (in Albanian). p. 6371. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
  2. "Page The Photo Collection of Branimir Gušić, Albania around 1947. Published by [[Robert Elsie]], p.48" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-02-23. Retrieved 2016-02-20.
  3. 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. 51. "AM Αλβανοί Μουσουλμάνοι" p.56. "KORDHOCE ΚΟΡΔΟΣΙ ΑΜ".
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