Lekël
Village in Gjirokastër, Albania
40°15′22″N 20°4′46″E / 40.25611°N 20.07944°E / 40.25611; 20.07944![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/36/Flag_of_Albania.svg/21px-Flag_of_Albania.svg.png)
Lekël (Albanian definite form: Lekli) is a community in the Gjirokastër County, southern Albania.[1] At the 2015 local government reform it became part of the municipality Tepelenë.[2]
Lekël was one of the Albanian Christian villages in the possession of the House of Moutzohoussates (Albanian: Muçohysaj), the ancestral house of Ali Pasha.[3]
Warm-summer Mediterranean climate predominates in this area.[4]
Notable people
- Anastas Byku, publisher of the bilingual Albanian-Greek Pellazgos magazine in 1860–1861 in Lamia, Greece
- Gjergj Suli (1893–1948), Albanian Orthodox cleric and martyr
- Georgios Vagias, Greek army general
- Thanasis Vagias (1765–1834), general, counselor, and confidant of Ali Pasha
References
- ^ "Location of Lekël". Retrieved 2010-06-20.
- ^ "Law nr. 115/2014" (PDF) (in Albanian). p. 6371. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
- ^ Skiotis, Dennis N. (July 1971). "From Bandit to Pasha: First steps in the Rise to Power of Ali of Tepelen, 1750–17841". International Journal of Middle East Studies. 2 (3): 226. doi:10.1017/S0020743800001112. ISSN 1471-6380. Retrieved 30 September 2022.
- ^ "Mindat.org". www.mindat.org. Retrieved 2021-12-01.
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Subdivisions of Tepelenë Municipality
Municipal Seat: Tepelenë
- Gusmar
- Lekdush
- Nivicë
- Progonat
- Rexhin
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- Dhëmblan
- Dorëz
- Lab Martalloz
- Matohasanaj
- Sinanaj
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