Antigonë is a former municipality in the Gjirokastër County, southern

Albania Albania ( ; sq, Shqipëri or ), or , also or . officially the Republic of Albania ( sq, Republika e Shqipërisë), is a country in Southeastern Europe. It is located on the Adriatic and Ionian Seas within the Mediterranean Sea and shares ...

. At the 2015 local government reform it became a subdivision of the municipality

Gjirokastër Gjirokastër (, sq-definite, Gjirokastra) is a List of cities and towns in Albania, city in the Republic of Albania and the seat of Gjirokastër County and Gjirokastër Municipality. It is located in a valley between the Gjerë mountains and th ...

. The population at the 2011 census was 998. The municipal unit is known for the ancient city of

Antigonia (Chaonia) Antigonea (), also transliterated as Antigonia and Antigoneia, was an ancient Greek city in Chaonia, Epirus, and the chief inland city of the ancient Chaonians. It was founded in the 3rd century BC by Pyrrhus of Epirus, who named it after one of ...

. The municipal unit consists of the villages Asim Zeneli, Arshi Lengo, Krinë, Tranoshisht and

Saraqinisht Saraqinisht is a small village of the former Antigonë municipality in the Gjirokastër County, southern Albania. At the 2015 local government reform it became part of the municipality Gjirokastër. Near the village are the remains of the ancient ...

.Greece – Albania Neighbourhood Programme

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Former municipalities in Gjirokastër County Administrative units of Gjirokastër {{Gjirokastër-geo-stub