Novaj

Coordinates: 40°35′N 20°9′E / 40.583°N 20.150°E / 40.583; 20.150
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Novaj
Novaj is located in Albania
Novaj
Novaj
Coordinates: 40°35′N 20°9′E / 40.583°N 20.150°E / 40.583; 20.150
Country Albania
CountyBerat
MunicipalitySkrapar
Municipal unitBogovë
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

Novaj is a village in the former municipality of Bogovë in Berat County, Albania.[1] At the 2015 local government reform, it became part of the municipality Skrapar.[2]

Attractions[edit]

Novaj has a relic that is considered by local Bektashis to be the footprint of Abbas ibn Ali.[3]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Qarku komuna". Shoqata e Komunave të Shqipërisë. Archived from the original on 3 September 2011. Retrieved 8 May 2011.
  2. ^ "Law nr. 115/2014" (PDF) (in Albanian). p. 6366. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
  3. ^ The Tomorr Mountain and the footprint of Abbas Ali. World Headquarters of the Bektashi. Accessed 19 September 2021.