Frashër
Frashër | |
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Museum of Frashëri brothers | |
| Coordinates: 40°22′N 20°26′E / 40.367°N 20.433°E | |
| Country | Albania |
| County | Gjirokastër |
| Municipality | Përmet |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Municipal unit | 387 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
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Frashër (Albanian: [ˈfɾaʃəɾ]; Albanian definite form: Frashëri) is a village and a former municipality in the Gjirokastër County, southern Albania. At the 2015 local government reform it became a subdivision of the municipality Përmet. The population at the 2011 census was 387. The municipal unit consists of the villages Frashër, Zavalan, Ogren-Kostrec, Gostivisht, Miçan, Vërçisht, Kreshovë and Soropull.
Frashër is widely regarded as the 'Mecca' of Albania and is known for the disproportionate number of prominent intellectuals it has produced - especially in the 19th and early 20th centuries.