Krahës is a village in Gjirokastër County, southern Albania. It formerly functioned as a municipality, but at the 2015 local government reform, it became a subdivision of the municipality Memaliaj.[1]

Krahës
Krahës is located in Albania
Krahës
Krahës
Coordinates: 40°26′N 19°51′E / 40.433°N 19.850°E / 40.433; 19.850
Country Albania
CountyGjirokastër
MunicipalityMemaliaj
Population
 (2011)
 • Municipal unit
2,554
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

Its population at the 2011 census was 2,554.[2]

Etymology

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

References

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  1. ^ "Law nr. 115/2014" (PDF) (in Albanian). p. 6371. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
  2. ^ 2011 census results Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine