Saraqinisht

Saraqinisht
Village
Saraqinisht
Coordinates: 40°6′19″N 20°13′16″E / 40.10528°N 20.22111°E / 40.10528; 20.22111Coordinates: 40°6′19″N 20°13′16″E / 40.10528°N 20.22111°E / 40.10528; 20.22111
Country  Albania
County Gjirokastër
Municipality Gjirokastër
Administrative unit Antigonë
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)

Saraqinisht is a small village of the former Antigonë municipality in the Gjirokastër County, southern Albania. At the 2015 local government reform it became part of the municipality Gjirokastër.[1] Near the village are the remains of the ancient city of Antigonea, which was founded by Pyrrhus of Epirus, and named after his wife, Antigone.

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