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Sign in to savethumb|250px|Shirgj and nearby towns Shirgj was an important market town on the left bank of the river Buna, away from Shkodër, in what is today northern Albania. It was a medieval trading center, until it lost its population and ceased to exist in the early Ottoman period.
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thumb|250px|Shirgj and nearby towns Shirgj was an important market town on the left bank of the river Buna, away from Shkodër, in what is today northern Albania. It was a medieval trading center, until it lost its population and ceased to exist in the early Ottoman period.
== Location == Shirgj emerged near the Benedictine Shirgj Monastery, an abbey dedicated to Sergius and Bacchus built in the 13th century by Saint Helen of Serbia. Due to its favorable geographical position near the mouth of the river Buna, it grew to surpass other towns of the region.