| Selcë e Poshtme | |
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Selcë e Poshtme
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| Coordinates: | |
| Country | Albania |
| County | Korçë County |
| District | Pogradec District |
| Municipality | Proptisht |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 502 |
| Time zone | Central European Time (UTC+1) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
Selcë e Poshtme ("lower Selcë") is a village located in the Mokra area, Pogradec District, Korçë County, Albania. 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.[1]
Lower Selcë is a suggested location of a town[2] called Pellion of the Ancient Greek[3] tribe of the Dexaroi that was later a Macedonian border fortress.[4] Pellion is considered to be located in Gorice.[5] In the area of modern Pogradec, Illyrians had started copying[6] the styles of the Macedonians. The area was the border between Chaonia and Illyria.
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