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Stema e Bashkisë Këlcyrë
The coat of arms for Këlcyrë Municipality

Këlcyra is a town and a municipality located in southern Albania. It is part of Gjirokastër County. In 2011, about 2,651 people lived in the area that used to be the Këlcyra municipality.

This town is special because two rivers, the Vjosë and Dëshnicë, flow through it. These rivers run along a big chain of mountains. This mountain chain includes Trebeshinë, Dhëmbel, and Nemërçkë mountains. Këlcyra sits right between the Trebeshinë and Dhëmbel mountains.

Sports in Këlcyra

Këlcyra has its own football club! It is called KF Këlcyra. This club was started in 1981. It is based in the small town of Këlcyra. Currently, KF Këlcyra plays in the Albanian Second Division. This is one of the football leagues in Albania.

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