Closed Camps
23 posts
“Ylli i Kuq” Camp, Valias
One of the most unknown barbed-wire fenced camps was that known as number 3. This camp mainly held Albanians…
November 27, 2021
Tepelena Camp
–Camp no. 4 (later 6), Tepelena, years 1949-1953 This camp started operating in May 1949. It was the internees…
October 30, 2021
Brick Factory Camp, Tirana
At the end of 1952 and beginning of 1953, the barbed-wire Camp 3 (later Camp 5) of Cërrik was transferred to the…
October 30, 2021
Porto-Palermo Camp
-Porto-Palermo, December 1949 – December 1950The Porto-Palermo Castle was constructed by Ali PashëTepelena and surrounded by the sea.…
October 30, 2021
Lozhan Camp
–Lozhan, April – December 1949 The internees were sent from Kamza and other sites to Lozhan, Korça in…
October 30, 2021
29 Nëntori Farm Camp, Plug, Lushnja
The 29 Nëntori Farm Camp in Plug, Lushnja, was formed in 1950 as an enclosed camp. In summer 1951,…
October 30, 2021
Çlirimi Farm Camp, Fier
–Çlirimi Farm Camp, Fier (1950) Camp surrounded by barbed wire, which operated as a temporary labour camp. In…
October 30, 2021
Shtyllas Camp, Fier
Labour camp for prisoners and internment site. It operated as a labour camp for prisoners from 1953 to…
October 30, 2021
Savër Camp, Lushnja
One of the camps where a part of the internees of barbed-wire camps were transferred to in 1953, which…
October 30, 2021
Berat Camp
Berat Camp, March 1945 – May 1949 The camp was mainly in the town’s “Çelepias” neighbourhood. The camp operated…
October 30, 2021