Tepelenë District () was one of the 36 districts of Albania, which were dissolved in July 2000 and replaced by 12 newly created

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. It had a population of 32,465 in 2001, and an area of .Districts of Albania
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, and its capital was the city of Tepelenë. Its territory is now part of Gjirokastër County: the

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of Tepelenë and

Memaliaj Memaliaj is a town and a municipality in Gjirokastër County, southern Albania. It was formed at the 2015 local government reform by the merger of the former municipalities Buz, Krahës, Luftinjë, Memaliaj, Memaliaj Fshat and Qesarat Qesarat i ...

History

At the Vjosa (Greek:''Aoos'') Narrows ("''Aoi Stena''") in the district, a

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ian army barred the way to

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and, in 198 BC, a decisive battle, the Battle of the Aous, took place between a Roman army commanded by

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and the Macedonians commanded by Philip V. After an attempt of a truce and an inconclusive battle, a shepherd led the Roman army to a point where the Macedonians could be attacked and the Romans won the battle.

Administrative divisions

The district consisted of the following

: * Buz *

Krahës Krahës is a village in Gjirokastër County, southern Albania. It formerly functioned as a municipality, but at the 2015 local government reform, it became a subdivision of the municipality Memaliaj Memaliaj is a town and a municipality in Gjirok ...

* Kurvelesh * Lopës *

Luftinjë Luftinjë 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 Memaliaj Memaliaj is a town and a municipality in Gjirokastër County, ...

Memaliaj Fshat Memaliaj Fshat 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 Memaliaj Memaliaj is a town and a municipality in Gjirokastër Co ...

* Qendër *

Qesarat Qesarat 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 Memaliaj Memaliaj is a town and a municipality in Gjirokastër County, ...

* Tepelenë

References

External links

Information about Tepelenë District
(in Albanian) Districts of Albania Geography of Gjirokastër County {{Gjirokastër-geo-stub