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Krahës

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Krahës
Coordinates: 40°26′N 19°51′E / 40.43°N 19.85°E / 40.43; 19.85
Country Albania
CountyGjirokastër
MunicipalityMemaliaj
Population
 (2011)
 • Municipal unit
2,554
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

Krahës 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.[1] The population at the 2011 census was 2,554.[2] The municipal unit consists of the villages Krahës, Krahës i Sipërm, Zhulaj, Lulëzim, Levan, Allkomemaj, Kalivaç, Përparim, Leshnjë and Xhaxhaj.[3]

Etymology

The etymology of Krahes is in Albanian, as it derives from the word Krah (Albanian for arm).

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