Qukës
Qukës | |
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The Chrome mine in Qukës with a partial view of the village | |
| Coordinates: 41°5′N 20°26′E / 41.083°N 20.433°E | |
| Country | Albania |
| County | Elbasan |
| Municipality | Prrenjas |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Municipal unit | 8,211 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
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Qukës is a former municipality in the Elbasan County, eastern Albania. At the 2015 local government reform it became a subdivision of the municipality Prrenjas. The population at the 2011 census was 8,211. The municipal unit consists of the villages Berzheshte, Dritaj, Fanje, Gurre, Karkavec, Menik, Pishkash, Pishkash Veri, Qukës-Shkumbin, Qukës-Skenderbej and Skroske. In the later Ottoman era about a quarter of the city of Qukes itself was Bektashi. Via Egnatia [5] passes through Qukës, which was a very important trade route in the Balkans during the conquest of the Roman Empire.