Ballsh
Sign in to saveBallsh () is a town and a former municipality in Fier County, southern Albania. At the 2015 local government reform it became a subdivision and the seat of the municipality Mallakastër. It was the seat of the former District of Mallakastër. The population at the 2011 census was 7,657.
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Place details
- Locality
- Ballsh
- Region
- Shqipëria Jugore
- Country
- Shqipëria
- Population
- 4,944
- Timezone
- Europe/Tirane
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Key facts
- Settlement AL.type
- mu
- Settlement AL.official_name
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- Settlement AL.flag
- Flag of Ballsh.png
- Settlement AL.emblem
- Stema e Bashkisë Mallakastër.svg
- Settlement AL.skyline
- Ballsh.jpg
- Settlement AL.image_caption
- Ballsh in the Distance
- Settlement AL.county
- Fier
- Settlement AL.municipality
- Mallakastër
- Settlement AL.elevation
- 231
- Settlement AL.population as of
- 2011
- Settlement AL.population unit
- 7657
- Settlement AL.postal code
- 9308
- Settlement AL.area code
Wikidata facts
- Country
- Albania
- Population
- +6655
- Area
- +1064
- Elevation
- +197
- Time zone
- Central European Time
- Capital of
- Mallakastër
- Image
- Ballsh Mallakaster.jpg
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Ballsh () is a town and a former municipality in Fier County, southern Albania. At the 2015 local government reform it became a subdivision and the seat of the municipality Mallakastër. It was the seat of the former District of Mallakastër. The population at the 2011 census was 7,657.
==Name== It was centre of Malkasra (Turkish of "Mallakastër") kaza in Sanjak of Berat in Yanya Vilayet during Ottoman rule between 1670 and 1912. Its name evolved from the name of the ancient town Byllis, located in proximity of Ballsh. Church sources report the variants Byllis, Bellis, Ballis and Vallis.