Country Albania Local time Sunday 10:51 PM Municipal unit Proptisht | County Korçë Time zone CET (UTC+1) | |
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Weather 7°C, Wind N at 13 km/h, 80% Humidity Neighborhoods Xhyra, Lagja e Kumellarëve, Lagjja e Barçënjve | ||
Selcë e Poshtme ("Lower Selcë") is a village located in the Mokra area, Korçë County, Albania. At the 2015 local government reform it became part of the municipality Pogradec. Near the village, on the right bank of Shkumbin river at an elevation of 1,040 metres (3,410 ft) above sea level, 5 Royal Tombs of Selca e Poshtme are found. In 1996, Albania included the Illyrian royal tombs of Lower Selcë in the UNESCO World heritage list of proposals.
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History
Lower Selcë is a suggested location of the historic site of Pellion, where in 335 BC Alexander the Great advanced his forces to attack the Illyrians, Thracians, Dardanians and other 'barbarians' following the death of Philip II thus securing Macedonia's northern border before leaving to conquer Asia. It is considered to be the capital either of the Dassaretae or of the Ancient Greek tribe of the Dexaroi and was later a Macedonian border fortress. Alternative locations for Pelion include Zvezde near Korca or in Gorice. In the area of modern Pogradec, Illyrians had started copying the styles of the Macedonians. The area was the border between Chaonia and Illyria.
Notable People
Klement Tinaj - Actor