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Greeks In Albania
The Greeks of Albania are ethnic Greeks who live in or originate from areas within modern Albania. After ethnic Albanians, they form the second largest ethnic group in the country. They are mostly concentrated in the south of the country, in the areas of the northern part of the historical region of Epirus, in parts of Vlorë County, Gjirokastër, Korçë and Berat County. The area is also known as Northern Epirus. Consequently, the Greeks hailing specifically from Southern Albania are also known as Northern Epirotes ( el, Βορειοηπειρώτες ''Vorioipirotes'', sq, Vorioepirot). The Greeks who live in the "minority zones" of Albania are officially recognised by the Albanian government as the Greek National Minority of Albania ( el, Ελληνική Μειονότητα στην Αλβανία, ''Elliniki Mionotita stin Alvania''; sq, Minoriteti Grek në Shqipëri). In 1913, after the end of five centuries of Ottoman rule, the area was included under the sovereignty o ... [...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] |
Northern Epirus
sq, Epiri i Veriut rup, Epiru di Nsusu , type = Part of the wider historic region of Epirus , image_blank_emblem = , blank_emblem_type = , image_map = Epirus across Greece Albania4.svg , map_caption = The region of Epirus, stretching across Greece and Albania. , coordinates = , subdivision_type = Present status , subdivision_name = Albania , subdivision_type1 = , subdivision_name1 = , leader_title = , leader_name = , leader_party = , parts_type = Other cities , parts_style = , p1 = Himarë , p2 = Sarandë , p3 = Delvinë , p4 = Gjirokastër , seat_type = Biggest city , seat = Gjirokastër , area_total_km2 = , population_total = , population_as_of = , population_density_km2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Delvinë District
Delvinë District (Albanian language, Albanian: ''Rrethi i Delvinës'') was one of the 36 districts of Albania, which were dissolved in July 2000 and replaced by 12 Counties of Albania, counties. It had a population of 10,859 in 2001, and an area of . Its population included a substantial Greek people, Greek community. The district is in the south of the country, and its capital was the town of Delvinë. Its territory is now part of Vlorë County: the Municipalities of Albania, municipalities of Delvinë and Finiq (partly). Administrative divisions The district consisted of the following Municipalities of Albania, municipalities: *Delvinë *Vergo *Finiq *Mesopotam Note: - urban municipalities in bold References Further reading * Districts of Albania Geography of Vlorë County {{Vlorë-geo-stub ... [...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] |
Gjirokastër District
Gjirokastër District () was one of the 36 districts of Albania, which were dissolved in July 2000 and replaced by 12 counties. It had a population of 55,991 in 2001, and an area of . It contained a large Greek ethnic minority. It is in the south of the country, and its capital was the city of Gjirokastër. Its territory is now part of Gjirokastër County: the municipalities of Gjirokastër, Dropull and Libohovë. Administrative divisions The district consisted of the following municipalities: *Antigonë * Cepo *Dropull i Poshtëm *Dropull i Sipërm *Gjirokastër *Lazarat *Libohovë * Lunxhëri * Odrie *Picar * Pogon *Qendër Libohovë *Zagori Villages of Gjirokastër * Andon Poci * Asim Zenel * Bularat * Cepos * Derviçan * Erind * Frashtan * Fushë-Bardhë * Gerhot * Golem (Gjirokastër) * Goranxi * Jergucat * Kolonjë (Gjirokastër)1 * Kardhiq * Krioner * Lazarat * Labova e Zhapes * Labovë e Kryqit * Libohova * Mashkullorë * Mingul * Nivan * Palokastër * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sarandë District
Sarandë District ( sq, Rrethi i Sarandës) was one of the 36 districts of Albania, which were dissolved in July 2000 and replaced by 12 newly created counties. It had a population of 35,235 in 2001, and an area of . The centre of the district was the city of Sarandë. Other places included Konispol (at the border with Greece), Ksamil (a resort), Çukë, Vrinë and Butrint (an archeological site). Its territory is now part of Vlorë County: the municipalities of Sarandë, Konispol, Finiq (partly) and Himara (partly). Alongside ethnic Albanians, there is a considerable ethnic Greek minority. As of 2002, less than 30% of the inhabitants of the district were Greeks. Administrative divisions The district consisted of the following municipalities: * Aliko *Dhivër *Konispol *Ksamil *Livadhe *Lukovë *Markat *Sarandë *Xarrë Communities and settlements *Sarandë *Shkallë * Mursi *Vrinë *Xarrë * Vervë *Leshnicë e Poshtme Leshnicë e Poshtme ( ''Kato Lesinitsa'') is a vill ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Epirus Across Greece Albania4
sq, Epiri rup, Epiru , native_name_lang = , settlement_type = Historical region , image_map = Epirus antiquus tabula.jpg , map_alt = , map_caption = Map of ancient Epirus by Heinrich Kiepert, 1902 , coordinates = , coor_pinpoint = , coordinates_footnotes = , subdivision_type = Present status , subdivision_name = Divided between Greece and Albania [Baidu] |
ELIAMEP
The Hellenic Foundation for European and Foreign Policy (Greek acronym: ELIAMEP) is an independent, non-profit Greek institute that conducts policy-oriented research and training. It has the following goals and objectives: ELIAMEP. * To research topics pertaining to European foreign and security policies in the wider South- and Southeast European, and regions, as well as issues related to |
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] |
Ministry For Europe And Foreign Affairs (Albania)
The Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs ( sq, Ministria për Europën dhe Punët e Jashtme) is a department of the Albanian Government, in charge of diplomacy, foreign policy and the process of admission of Albania into the European Union. The ministry also provides support to Albanian citizens residing abroad. In September 2017, the ministry was restructured and it was merged with the Ministry of European Integration. History Establishment The establishment of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) of the modern Albanian state dates back to the creation of the Provisional Government of Vlora on December 4, 1912, a few days after declaring Albania's secession from the Ottoman Empire. The Prime Minister of the Provisional Government, Ismail Qemali, also held the post of Minister of Foreign Affairs until June 1913. Later this function passed to Myfit Bey Libohova who exercised it until the end of January 1914. The MFA in this period functioned as a section of the Provisional G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Republic Of 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 Ott ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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