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Lekël

Coordinates: 40°15′22″N 20°4′46″E / 40.25611°N 20.07944°E / 40.25611; 20.07944
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Lekël
Lekël is located in Albania
Lekël
Lekël
Coordinates: 40°15′22″N 20°4′46″E / 40.25611°N 20.07944°E / 40.25611; 20.07944
Country Albania
CountyGjirokastër
MunicipalityTepelenë
Municipal unitQendër Tepelenë
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

Lekël (Albanian definite form: Lekli) is a community in the Gjirokastër County, southern Albania.[1] At the 2015 local government reform it became part of the municipality Tepelenë.[2]

Lekël was one of the Albanian Christian villages in the possession of the House of Muçohysaj the ancestral house of Ali Pasha.[3]

Warm-summer Mediterranean climate predominates in this area.[4]

The Albanians of the village speak in the Tosk dialect of the Albanian language.

Notable people

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References

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  1. ^ "Location of Lekël". Retrieved 2010-06-20.
  2. ^ "Law nr. 115/2014" (PDF) (in Albanian). p. 6371. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
  3. ^ Skiotis, Dennis N. (July 1971). "From Bandit to Pasha: First steps in the Rise to Power of Ali of Tepelen, 1750–17841". International Journal of Middle East Studies. 2 (3): 226. doi:10.1017/S0020743800001112. ISSN 1471-6380. Retrieved 30 September 2022.
  4. ^ "Mindat.org". www.mindat.org. Retrieved 2021-12-01.