Maliq

Maliq
—  Municipality  —
Maliq
Coordinates: 40°42′30″N 20°42′0″E / 40.70833°N 20.7°E / 40.70833; 20.7Coordinates: 40°42′30″N 20°42′0″E / 40.70833°N 20.7°E / 40.70833; 20.7
Country	Albania
County	Korçë County
District	Korçë District
Elevation	825 m (2,707 ft)
Population (2004)
- Total	5,361
Time zone	Central European Time (UTC+1)
- Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code	7005
Area code(s)	0861
Car Plates	KO

Maliq is a small town in the Korçë District of eastern Albania. It is the smaller of two cities in the district, the other being Korçë, 7 miles (11 km) southeast of Maliq. The municipality consists of the town Maliq and the villages Kolanec, Goce, Gjyras, Bickë, Fshat Maliq and Plovisht.^[1] At the 2004 census, Maliq had 5,361 residents in 1,388 families.

Location

The town lies geographically

• 62 miles (100 kilometres) from Tirana
• 7 miles (11 kilometres) from Korçë
• 15 miles (24 kilometres) from the Greek border.

The city sits between 3 mountains, Kodra e Murrizit, Kodra e Marjanit and Hij' e Korbit, at an elevation of 2700 (820m) feet making it one of the highest cities in the country.

External links

• Maliq (Albania) map – Nona.net

References

1. ^ Greece – Albania Neighbourhood Programme

• Neolithic Settlements in Albania
• Prendi, F. “La civilisation préhistorique de Maliq”, Studia Albanica 1, 1966 : 254–266.