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Photo: Kristina_Millona, CC BY 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons
The camp was active from April 1949 to March 1954 and housed family members of those on the wrong side of the communist regime. Some 300 children died at the camp. Built by Fascist Italian army during WWII, Albanian Communist military went on to use it and now sits in disrepair. While not open to visitors, a view of the area can be head from the Castle's northern viewpoint, and you may be able to get in if you get the attention of the shepherds now using it.
The Tepelenë Internment Camp or Tepelenë Camp was an internment camp in Tepelenë, Gjirokastër County, Albania, that was used by the People's Socialist Republic of Albania and modeled after the Soviet Union’s kolkhoz, in which convicts, fugitives, and deserters alike were imprisoned. A large number of children were also kept there, leading to high infant mortality. The camp was identified by two numbers, 4 and 6, and remained active from April 1949 to March 1954.
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Kështjella e Tepelenës
fortification played in important role in the rule of Ali Pasha. While only the outside walls remain, the inner part is filled with family homes now. It provides several vantage points to the Vjosa River valley below.
orthodox church
imposing statue of Ali Pashë Tepelena, the town's most popular son
Ura e Bënçës
An impressive viaduct on the way to Progonat and Golem Pass.
Uji i Ftohte
Uji i Ftohtë Tepelenë
It is a natural fresh water source found along the Gjirokastër-Tepelenë highway (SH4). The area features a rest area with a restaurant of traditional cuisine, and a bottling complex of the famous Uji Ali Pashë Tepelena company.