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Derviçan
Derviçan ( sq-definite, Derviçani; gr, Δερβιτσάνη, ''Dervitsani'', also known as Dervician) is a settlement in the former Dropull i Poshtëm municipality, Gjirokastër County, southern Albania. At the 2015 local government reform it became part of the municipality Dropull. It is within the larger Dropull region. The village is inhabited solely by Greeks. In 1991, the political organization Omonoia was founded in Dervican, by representatives of the Greek national minority. Demographics In the 1520 Ottoman tax register the Albanian anthroponyms ''Gjon'' and ''Gjin'' as well as others are found in the village of Derviçan, which appears in the same register with a fairly large population for the time, with a large influence by Greek culture. Characteristic Albanian anthroponyms include:'' Jani Gjini, Gjin Spato, Gjon Jorgji, Jorgo Gjoni, Nako Bard(h)i, Jorgo Babi, Mano Çuni, Jani Çuni, Kosta Lula, Mano Shpata, Lluka Prushi, Dhimo Prushi, Jani Dragoi'' and others. Nota ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dropull
Dropull ( sq-definite, Dropulli; el, Δρόπολη or Δερόπολη ''Dropoli'' or ''Deropoli'') is a municipality in Gjirokastër County, in southern Albania. The region stretches from south of the city of Gjirokastër to the Greek–Albanian border, along the Drino river. The region's villages are part of the Greek "minority zone" recognized by the Albanian government, in which live majorities of ethnic Greeks. The municipality Dropull was created in 2015 by the merger of the former municipalities Dropull i Poshtëm, Dropull i Sipërm and Pogon. The seat of the municipality is the village Sofratikë. According to the 2011 census the total population is 3,503; according to the civil registry of that year, which counts all citizens including those who live abroad, it is 23,247. The municipality covers an area of . Name A city called Hadrianopolis was founded in the region by the Roman emperor Hadrian ( r. 117–138). The Synecdemus of Hierocles, which contains a list of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Omonoia (organization)
The Democratic Union of the Greek Minority – OMONOIA (), better known by its short name Omonoia ( el, Ομόνοια, lit=Concord / Peace, links=no), is a social, political and cultural organization in Albania that promotes minority rights for the Greeks in Albania, Greek minority in the south of the country. Structure Omonoia has four affiliates in the cities of Sarandë, Delvinë, Gjirokastër and Tirana, and some sub-sections in Korçë, Vlorë and Përmet. Its leading forum is the General Council consisting of 45 members, it is elected by the General Conference and held every two years. History The organisation was founded in 1991, after the collapse of the Party of Labour of Albania, PPSh People's Socialist Republic of Albania, regime, in the village of Derviçan, by representatives of the Greek national minority. It called for the autonomy of Northern Epirus in 1991 on the basis that the rights provided for the minority under the Albanian constitution were highly precario ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lefter Millo
Lefter Millo (Greek: Λευτέρης Μίλος) (2 August 1966, Derviçan, Albania, – 8 March 1997, Giannouli, Greece) was an Albanian football midfielder, who was part of the Greek minority in Albania. Club career He made his senior debut for Luftëtari on 19 February 1984 against Skënderbeu and played for Partizani Tirana from 1986 to 1990. He was one in the first wave of Albanian footballers to leave the country for Greece following the fall of communism when he joined Larissa in 1991. He also played for Iraklis Thessaloniki. International career He made his debut for Albania in an August 1988 friendly match at home against Cuba and earned a total of 20 caps, scoring no goals. His final international was an October 1996 FIFA World Cup qualification match against Portugal. International statistics Source: Personal life Death He was killed in a car accident in Giannouli, near Larissa in 1997, when he was only 30 years old. 13 Years later, a statue of him would b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dropull I Poshtëm
Dropull i Poshtëm ( el, Κάτω Δρόπολη, ''Kato Dropoli'') is a former municipality in the Gjirokastër County, southern Albania. At the 2015 local government reform it became a subdivision of the municipality Dropull. The population at the 2011 census was 2,100. The municipal unit is inhabited by ethnic Greeks. Settlements *Derviçan (Δερβιτσάνη) *Dhuvjan (Δούβιανη) * Frashtan (Φράστανη) *Glinë (Γλύνα) *Goranxi (Καλογοραντζή or Γοραντζή) * Goricë (Γορίτσα) *Grapsh (Γράψη) * Haskovë (Χάσκοβο) * Lugar (Λιούγκαρη) * Peshkëpi e Sipërme (Άνω Επισκοπή) * Peshkëpi e Poshtme (Κάτω Επισκοπή) * Radë (Ραντάτι) * (Σωφράτικα) *Terihat (Τεριαχάτι or Τεριαχάτες) * Vanistër (Βάνιστα) * Vrahogoranxi (Βραχογοραντζή) Notable people *Vasilios Sahinis (1897–1943), leader of the Northern Epirote resistance (1942–1943). S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spiro Ksera
Spiro Ksera (; el, Σπύρος Ξέρας, Spyros Xeras) is an Albanian politician of Greek descent. He was Minister of Labor, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities of Albania from 2009 until 2013. He was initially a member of the Greek minority's Unity for Human Rights Party but later became a member of the Democratic Party of Albania. Ksera, an ethnic Greek, was born in the town of Derviçan, in Dropull region and studied mechanical engineering at the University of Tirana. During the period 2005-2009 he was the prefect of Gjirokastër County, in southern Albania. . Partia Dimokratike e Shiperise. (Albanian) See also *Politics of Albania
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Human Settlement
In geography, statistics and archaeology, a settlement, locality or populated place is a community in which people live. The complexity of a settlement can range from a minuscule number of dwellings grouped together to the largest of cities with surrounding urbanized areas. Settlements may include hamlets, villages, towns and cities. A settlement may have known historical properties such as the date or era in which it was first settled, or first settled by particular people. In the field of geospatial predictive modeling, settlements are "a city, town, village or other agglomeration of buildings where people live and work". A settlement conventionally includes its constructed facilities such as roads, enclosures, field systems, boundary banks and ditches, ponds, parks and woods, wind and water mills, manor houses, moats and churches. History The earliest geographical evidence of a human settlement was Jebel Irhoud, where early modern human remains of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gjirokastër County
Gjirokastër County ( sq, Qarku i Gjirokastrës) is one of the 12 counties of Albania. The total population in 2021 was 58,031, in an area of 2884 km². Its capital is the city Gjirokastër. Administrative divisions Until 2000, Gjirokastër County was subdivided into three districts: Gjirokastër, Përmet, and Tepelenë. Since the 2015 local government reform, the county consists of the following 7 municipalities: Dropull, Gjirokastër, Këlcyrë, Libohovë, Memaliaj, Përmet and Tepelenë. Before 2015, it consisted of the following 32 municipalities: * Antigonë * Ballaban * Buz * Çarshovë * Cepo * Dishnicë * Dropull i Poshtëm * Dropull i Sipërm * Frashër * Fshat Memaliaj * Gjirokastër * Këlcyrë * Kordhocë * Krahës * Kurvelesh * Lazarat * Libohovë * Lopës * Luftinjë * Lunxhëri * Memaliaj * Odrie * Përmet * Petran * Picar * Pogon * Qendër Libohovë * Qendër Piskovë * Qendër Tepelenë * Qesarat * Sukë * Tepelenë * Zagori The municipalities ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Albania
Albania ( ; sq, Shqipëri or ), or , also or . officially the Republic of Albania ( sq, Republika e Shqipërisë), is a country in Southeastern Europe. It is located on the Adriatic and Ionian Seas within the Mediterranean Sea and shares land borders with Montenegro to the northwest, Kosovo to the northeast, North Macedonia to the east and Greece to the south. Tirana is its capital and largest city, followed by Durrës, Vlorë, and Shkodër. Albania displays varied climatic, geological, hydrological, and morphological conditions, defined in an area of . It possesses significant diversity with the landscape ranging from the snow-capped mountains in the Albanian Alps as well as the Korab, Skanderbeg, Pindus and Ceraunian Mountains to the hot and sunny coasts of the Albanian Adriatic and Ionian Sea along the Mediterranean Sea. Albania has been inhabited by different civilisations over time, such as the Illyrians, Thracians, Greeks, Romans, Byzantines, Venetians, and Ot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greeks
The Greeks or Hellenes (; el, Έλληνες, ''Éllines'' ) are an ethnic group and nation indigenous to the Eastern Mediterranean and the Black Sea regions, namely Greece, Cyprus, Albania, Italy, Turkey, Egypt, and, to a lesser extent, other countries surrounding the Mediterranean Sea. They also form a significant diaspora (), with Greek communities established around the world.. Greek colonies and communities have been historically established on the shores of the Mediterranean Sea and Black Sea, but the Greek people themselves have always been centered on the Aegean and Ionian seas, where the Greek language has been spoken since the Bronze Age.. Until the early 20th century, Greeks were distributed between the Greek peninsula, the western coast of Asia Minor, the Black Sea coast, Cappadocia in central Anatolia, Egypt, the Balkans, Cyprus, and Constantinople. Many of these regions coincided to a large extent with the borders of the Byzantine Empire of the late 11th cent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Studia Albanica
''Studia Albanica'' is a biannual scientific journal published by the Social and Albanological Studies Section of the Academy of Sciences of Albania. It was established in 1964. It covers Albanology, including studies on the Albanian language and literature, and history. The articles are published in their original language, although French is used by its editorial staff. The editor-in-chief is Seit Mansaku. See also *Centre of Albanological Studies *'' Gjurmime Albanologjike'' *List of magazines in Albania Following the collapse of the communist regime in Albania in 1991, the number of magazines increased. It was 71 in 2001 based on the data of the Albanian Media Institute in Tirana. In the following year it was 70. In terms of frequency, the magazi ... References 1964 establishments in Albania Academy of Sciences of Albania Area studies journals Biannual journals Publications established in 1964 Multilingual journals Albanian studies {{area-journal-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Academy Of Sciences Of Albania
The Academy of Sciences of Albania ( sq, Akademia e Shkencave e Shqipërisë), founded in 1972, is the most important scientific institution in Albania. In the 1980s, several research institutes began at the University of Tirana were transferred to the Academy's jurisdiction. The institution includes the most distinguished scientists, also called "academics", that are involved in research centers and other organisations inside and outside Albania. , the Academy had 23 regular members, 10 associated members, one permanent member, and 26 honor members. The Academy was among several dozen of the world's scientific academies which endorsed through signature the Summit Statement emerging from the New Delhi Population Summit of 1994. Organization The Academy is composed of two sections: * Social Sciences and Albanological Section * Natural and Technical Sciences Section It also includes the following units: * Projects of Technological and Innovation Development, * Branch for For ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Populated Places In Dropull
Population typically refers to the number of people in a single area, whether it be a city or town, region, country, continent, or the world. Governments typically quantify the size of the resident population within their jurisdiction using a census, a process of collecting, analysing, compiling, and publishing data regarding a population. Perspectives of various disciplines Social sciences In sociology and population geography, population refers to a group of human beings with some predefined criterion in common, such as location, race, ethnicity, nationality, or religion. Demography is a social science which entails the statistical study of populations. Ecology In ecology, a population is a group of organisms of the same species who inhabit the same particular geographical area and are capable of interbreeding. The area of a sexual population is the area where inter-breeding is possible between any pair within the area and more probable than cross-breeding with ind ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
