Sheper
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| Sheper Village, winter of 2007
Sheper Village, winter of 2007
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| Country |  Albania |
| County | Gjirokastër |
| Municipality | Libohovë |
| Administrative Unit | Zagori |
| Population | |
| • Total | 100 in winter, 400 in summer |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
| Postal Code | 6012 |
| Area Code | 0883 |
Sheper (definite form: Sheperi) is a community in the Gjirokastër County, southern Albania.[1] Sheperi is the largest village of the former Zagori municipality. At the 2015 local government reform it became part of the municipality Libohovë.[2] It is mountainous village located 30 km from the city of Gjirokastër, about 800 meters above sea level.
Its current population is about 100 inhabitants due to heavy migration.[citation needed] Religiously, the population belongs to the Orthodox church.
File:Mountain Rapavica,viewed from Sheperi.jpg
Mountain Rapavica,viewed from Sheperi
File:Sunset in Sheper.jpg
Sunset in Sheper
Notable people
- Andon Zako Çajupi
- Ilia Dilo Sheperi, Rilindas
- Mihal Kasso
- Aristidh Ruci
- Pano Xhamballo, communist fighter, WWII hero
- Jani Dilo, Balli Kombetar local leader
- Kiço Ngjela, politician of the Communist Albania
- Jorgo Bulo, philologist, historian, literary critic
References
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