Eqerem Cabej, Monument to Famous Gjirokastriotes
Eqerem Cabej, 1908-80, historian, linguist and educator, from the Monument to Famous Gjirokastriotes, a new monument built by the municipality to celebrate 3 honorary citizens: Eqerem Cabej, Ismael Kadare and Musine Kokalari, 1917-83, writer and co-founder of the Albanian Social Democratic Party, 1943, Gjirokastra, Albania. Gjirokastra was settled by the Greek Chaonians, the Romans and Byzantines before becoming an Ottoman city in 1417. Its old town was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2005. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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13428620
Media ID
45126089
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5455px x 3398px
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Credit
Manuel Cohen / Mary Evans
Source
Photograph by Manuel Cohen
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