Kordhocë Explained

Type:	v
Official Name:	Kordhocë
County:	Gjirokastër
Municipality:	Gjirokastër
Municunit:	Lazarat
Coordinates:	40.0667°N 30°W

Kordhocë is a village in the Gjirokastër County in Albania. At the 2015 local government reform it became part of the municipality Gjirokastër.^[1] It is known for the Kordhocë bridge.^[2]

Geography

Kordhocë is a village just outside Gjirokastër, situated on mountain slope of Mali i Gjerë.

Population

Kordhocë is inhabited by Muslim Albanians.^[3]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Law nr. 115/2014 . sq . 6371. 25 February 2022 .
2. Web site: Page The Photo Collection of Branimir Gušić, Albania around 1947. Published by [[Robert Elsie]], p.48 . 2016-02-20 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160223144433/http://omnilib.com/Topics/Collections/Albania/Albanian-Early-Photos/Branimir-Gusic-Photo-Collection-Albania-1947.pdf . 2016-02-23 . dead .
3. Kallivretakis, Leonidas (1995). "Η ελληνική κοινότητα της Αλβανίας υπό το πρίσμα της ιστορικής γεωγραφίας και δημογραφίας [The Greek Community of Albania in terms of historical geography and demography]." In Nikolakopoulos, Ilias, Kouloubis Theodoros A. & Thanos M. Veremis (eds). Ο Ελληνισμός της Αλβανίας [The Greeks of Albania]. University of Athens. p. 51. "AM Αλβανοί Μουσουλμάνοι" p.56. "KORDHOCE ΚΟΡΔΟΣΙ ΑΜ". The villagers speak in the Tosk dialect of the Albanian language.

   Economy

   The main activity is agriculture, especially animal husbandry. The area is known for its dairy products.

   References