The District of Gjirokastër (Albanian: Rrethi i Gjirokastrës, Greek Αργυρόκαστρο/Argyrokastro) is one of the thirty-six districts of Albania. It has a population of 56,000 (2004 estimate) containing a large Greek minority, and an area of 1,137 km². It is in the south of the country, and its capital is Gjirokastër. Other cities in this district include Libohovë. Albanian or Gjuha shqipe is a language spoken by more than six million inhabitants of the western Balkan peninsula (Albania, Serbia and Montenegro, Macedonia, Greece) in south_eastern Europe (Albanians) and by a small number of people in Calabria, southern Italy. ... The Greek language (Greek Ελληνικά, IPA – Hellenic) is an Indo-European language with a documented history of some 3,000 years. ... Albania is divided into 36 districts, or rrethe. ... The Greek language (Greek Ελληνικά, IPA – Hellenic) is an Indo-European language with a documented history of some 3,000 years. ... Gjirokastër (Photo by Marc Morell) Gjirokastër (Albanian: Gjirokastër or Gjirokastra, Greek: Argyrokastron Αργυρόκαστρο or Girokastron) is a city in southern Albania at 40. ...