Picar
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| Country |  Albania |
| County | Gjirokastër |
| Municipality | Gjirokastër |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Administrative Unit | 937 |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
| Vehicle registration | GJ |
Picar 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 Gjirokastër.[1] The population at the 2011 census was 937.[2] The municipal unit consists of the villages Picar, Shtëpëz, Kolonjë, Golem and Kaparjel [3] which are all inhabited by Bektashi Albanians.[4]
Notable people
- Çelo Picari, one of the leaders of the Albanian Revolt of 1847
References
- ↑ Law nr. 115/2014
- ↑ 2011 census results
- ↑ Greece – Albania Neighbourhood Programme
- ↑ 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. "PICARI ΠΙΤΣΑΡΙ 1144 ΑΜ; SHTEPEZ ΣΤΕΠΕΖΙ 361 ΑΜ; KOLONJA ΚΟΛΟΝΙΑ 737 ΑΜ; KAPARJEL ΚΑΠΑΡΙΕΛΙ 133 ΑΜ; GOLEM ΓΚΟΛΕΜΙ 926 ΑΜ"
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Subdivisions of Gjirokastër Municipality
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Municipal Seat: Gjirokastër
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| Administrative Unit of Cepo |
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| Administrative Unit of Lazarat |
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| Administrative Unit of Lunxhëri | ||
| Administrative Unit of Odrie |
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| Administrative Unit of Picar |
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Administrative Divisions of Gjirokastër County
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County Seat: Gjirokastër
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| Municipality of Dropull |
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| Municipality of Këlcyrë | ||
| Municipality of Libohovë | ||
| Municipality of Memaliaj | ||
| Municipality of Përmet | ||
| Municipality of Tepelenë | ||
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