Tepelenë District () was one of the 36

districts of Albania Districts ( or ) were first and second-level administrative subdivisions of Albania, administrative divisions of Albania from 19132000. Their number, size, and status changed over time. From 1991 to 2000, the 36 districts were organized into 12 ...

, 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
statoids.com It was in the south of

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, and its capital was the city of

Tepelenë Tepelenë ( sq-definite, Tepelena) is a city and a municipality in Gjirokastër County, in the south of Albania. The town is on the left bank of the Vjosa River, about three kilometres downstream from its union with the Drino. Until the abolition ...

. Its territory is now part of

Gjirokastër County Gjirokastër County () is one of the 12 counties of Albania. The total population in 2023 was 60,013, in an area of 2884 km2. Its capital is the city Gjirokastër. Administrative divisions Until 2000, Gjirokastër County was subdivided into thre ...

: the

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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, that ...

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

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. 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 A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corporate status and powers of self-government or ju ...

* Kurvelesh *

Lopës Lopës is a former municipality in the Gjirokastër County, southern Albania. At the 2015 local government reform it became a subdivision of the municipality Tepelenë. The population at the 2011 census was 723.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, ...

References

External links

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