Gjirokastër, historical name of Gjirokastër, city in Gjirokastër, southern Albania
In 1399 Esau, supported by some Albanian clans, marched against his wife's brother-in-law Gjon Zenebishi of Gjirokastër.
When the Great Powers decided to award Northern Epirus to Albania, local Greeks formed a provisional government under Christakis-Zografos on February 28, 1914 and declared their autonomy the following day in Gjirokastër.
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He was the son of the entrepreneur and benefactor Christakis Zografos, from Qestorat, (Lunxhëri) in the Gjirokastër prefecture.
He was arrested in 1946, and after that suffered for several months the Gjirokastër prison.
French lycées in Korçë and Gjirokastër operated during the communist era, because long-time leader of Communist Albania, Enver Hoxha studied in the University of Montpellier in France and upon his rise to power allowed their activity.
The Principality of Gjirokastër or Argyrokastro (1386–1418) was an Albanian principality created by Gjon Zenebishi in 1386, encompassing the area around Gjirokastër (modern southern Albania).
In the 2011 local elections the party lost all of its municipal councillors in Gjirokastër and Delvinë, the capitals of two of its main electoral areas as well as one its two municipal seats in Sarandë.
Born in 1908 to a Tosk landowner from Gjirokastër who returned to Albania after working in the United States, Hoxha attended the country's best college-preparatory school, the National Lycée in Korçë.
Buz, Albania, a municipality in the Tepelenë District, Gjirokastër County, southern Albania
After its successful counter-attack and the Battle of Morava-Ivan, the Hellenic Army penetrated deep into Italian-held Albanian territory, taking control of the local urban centers of Gjirokastër and Korçë (December 1940).
Today it possesses five towers and houses, the new Gjirokaster Museum, a clock tower, a church, a cistern, the stage of the National Folk Festival, and many other points of interest.
Founder of a number of Greek schools (called Zografeia schools) in Qestorati, Gjirokastër and Constantinople.
After his death, the pashalik ceased to exist and was merged with Pashalik of Berat for creating again Janina Vilayet with Sanjak of Ioannina, Sanjak of Berat, Gjirokastër and Preveza.
Pogon, Albania, a municipality in Gjirokastër District, Gjirokastër County, Albania
In Albania there have been recorded about 70 variants from the regions of Berat, Dibër, Elbasan, Fier, Gjirokastër, Gramsh, Kolonjë, Korçë, Kukës, Lushnjë, Pogradec, Skrapar, Tepelenë and Vlorë.
Tirana accounted for about 13,000 of the country's 42,000 direct lines; Durrës, the main port city, ranked second with 2,000 lines; the rest were concentrated in Shkodër, Elbasan, Vlorë, Gjirokastër, and other towns.