Qukës | |
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Coordinates: 41°5′N 20°26′E / 41.083°N 20.433°E | |
Country | Albania |
County | Elbasan |
Municipality | Prrenjas |
Population (2011) | |
• Municipal unit | 8,211 |
Time zone | UTC+1 ( CET) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC+2 ( CEST) |
Qukës is a former municipality in the Elbasan County, eastern Albania. At the 2015 local government reform it became a subdivision of the municipality Prrenjas. [1] The population at the 2011 census was 8,211. [2] The municipal unit consists of the villages Berzheshte, Dritaj, Fanje, Gurre, Karkavec, Menik, Pishkash, Pishkash Veri, Qukës-Shkumbin, Qukës-Skenderbej and Skroske. [3] In the later Ottoman era about a quarter of the city of Qukes itself was Bektashi. [4] Via Egnatia [5] passes through Qukës, which was a very important trade route in the Balkans during the conquest of the Roman Empire.
Qukës | |
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Coordinates: 41°5′N 20°26′E / 41.083°N 20.433°E | |
Country | Albania |
County | Elbasan |
Municipality | Prrenjas |
Population (2011) | |
• Municipal unit | 8,211 |
Time zone | UTC+1 ( CET) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC+2 ( CEST) |
Qukës is a former municipality in the Elbasan County, eastern Albania. At the 2015 local government reform it became a subdivision of the municipality Prrenjas. [1] The population at the 2011 census was 8,211. [2] The municipal unit consists of the villages Berzheshte, Dritaj, Fanje, Gurre, Karkavec, Menik, Pishkash, Pishkash Veri, Qukës-Shkumbin, Qukës-Skenderbej and Skroske. [3] In the later Ottoman era about a quarter of the city of Qukes itself was Bektashi. [4] Via Egnatia [5] passes through Qukës, which was a very important trade route in the Balkans during the conquest of the Roman Empire.