Zhurje

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Zhurje
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Zhurje
Coordinates: 41°16′N19°37′E / 41.267°N 19.617°E / 41.267; 19.617 Coordinates: 41°16′N19°37′E / 41.267°N 19.617°E / 41.267; 19.617
CountryFlag of Albania.svg  Albania
County Tirana
Municipality Tirana
Municipal unit Ndroq
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)

Zhurje is a village in the former municipality of Ndroq in Tirana County, Albania. [1] At the 2015 local government reform it became part of the municipality Tirana. [2]

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References

  1. ↑ "Qarku Tirane". Shoqata e Komunave të Shqipërisë. Retrieved 9 May 2011.
  2. ↑ "Law nr. 115/2014" (PDF) (in Albanian). p. 6375. Retrieved 25 February 2022.


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