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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] |
Sarandë
Sarandë (; sq-definite, Saranda; el, Άγιοι Σαράντα, Ágioi Saránta) is a city in the Republic of Albania and seat of Sarandë Municipality. Geographically, the city is located on an open sea gulf of the Ionian Sea within the Mediterranean Sea. Stretching along the Albanian Ionian Sea Coast, Saranda has a Mediterranean climate with over 300 sunny days a year. Sarandë is known for its blue deep waters of the Mediterranean. Near Sarandë are the remains of the ancient city of Butrint, a UNESCO World Heritage site. In recent years, Saranda has seen a steady increase in tourists, many of them coming by cruise ship. Visitors are attracted by the natural environment of Saranda and its archaeological sites. Sarandë is inhabited by a majority of ethnic Albanians, and also has a minority Greek community and as such it has been considered one of the two centers of the Greek minority in Albania. [...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] |
Leshnicë E Poshtme
Leshnicë e Poshtme ( ''Kato Lesinitsa'') is a village in the Vlorë County in Albania, adjacent to the Greek-Albanian borders. At the 2015 local government reform it became part of the municipality Finiq. It is located less than 1 km north-west of the Greek border. It consists of ethnic Greek population. , ''Framework Convention for the protection of national minorities'' 98-08-18. Geography The village is situated on an altitude of 648 meters (2129 ft) above the sea-level.Nearest places *[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shkallë
Shkallë is a village in the former Municipalities of Albania, municipality of Dajt in Tirana County, Albania. At the 2015 local government reform it became part of the municipality Tirana. References Populated places in Tirana Villages in Tirana County {{Tirana-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Xarrë
Xarrë (Albanian pronunciation: or ; rup, Dzara; "Ḑara" [Ḑ -> Dz, Aromanian alphabets do not use Ḑ]. el, Τζάρα, Tzára) is a village and a former Municipalities of Albania, municipality in the Vlorë County, southern Albania. At the 2015 local government reform it became a subdivision of the municipality Konispol. The population at the 2011 census was 4,263. The municipal unit consists of the villages Xarrë, Mursi, Shkallë (Xarrë), Shkallë and Vrinë. Municipal demographics The village of Xarrë is inhabited by an Orthodox Albanian majority, Muslim Albanian Chams (200) that arrived from northern Greece in the 1920s and 1940 ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Markat
Markat is a village and a former municipality in Vlorë County, southern Albania. In the 2015 local government reform, it became a subdivision of the municipality Konispol. The population in the 2011 census was 1,859.2011 census results The municipal unit consists of the villages Dishat, Vërvë, , Markat, Ninat and Janjar [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lukovë
Lukovë is a village and a former municipality in the Vlorë County, southern Albania. At the 2015 local government reform it became a subdivision of the municipality Himarë. The population at the 2011 census was 2,916.__и_innerhalb_der_historischen_Phonologie_des_Albanischen_keine_Stütze._Mit_einem_Einfluß_des_Serbischen,_besonders_fur_Korça,_ist_ebenfalls_nicht_zu_rechnen._Man_könnte_den_ON_aus_zwei_verschiedenen_Wurzeln_herieiten:_im_Falle_von_SR_aus_serb._лука_,Au,_Meerbusen,_Wiese,_Tal4,_wobei_mit_dem_Einfluß_der_serb._Königreiche_zu_rechnen_ist,_und_im_Falle_von_Korça,_ein_bekanntes_Gebiet_für_die_Herstellung_von_Zwiebeln,_aus_der_Wurzel_bulg,_лука_,Zwiebel‘."_It_is_known_in_ Das_slavische_Lehngut_im_Albanischen._2_[Slavic_settlement_in_Albania'._Verlag_Otto_Sagner._p._139._"LUKÓV/È,_-A_(_1431_Lokove,_Sopot;_BZHS_III_:1759,1856_Aouxoßov,_Delvinë);_+_LUKOVE_(1431,_Korçë)_A._SE_228_Луково;_JO_624.B._SE_erklärt_den_DN_als_Benennung_eines_Dorfes_nac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Livadhe
Livadhe () is a village and a former Communes of Albania, commune in Vlorë County, southern Albania. At the 2015 local government reform it became a subdivision of the municipality Finiq. The population at the 2011 census was 1,165.2011 census results The municipal unit consists of the villages Livadhja; Kulluricë; Llazat; Kalcat; Kodër; Lefter Talo; Vagalat; Gravë; Qesarat, Finiq, Qesarat; Komat; Karroq; Grazhdan; and Zminec, Finiq, Zminec (all inhabited solely by Greeks, while Sopik, Finiq, Sopik is inhabited by an Orthodox Albanian population and Pandalejmon by Muslim Cham Albanians.Kallivretakis, Leonidas (1995). [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dhivër
Dhivër ( sq, Dhivëri, el, Δίβρη) is a village and a former municipality in the Vlorë County, southern Albania. At the 2015 local government reform it became a subdivision of the municipality Finiq. The population at the 2011 census was 1,396, The municipal unit consists of the villages: Dhivër; Rumanxë; Memoraq; Navaricë; Dermish; Leshnicë e Sipërme; Leshnicë e Poshtme; Janicat; Llupsat; Cerkovicë; Shëndre and Maliçan. Demographics A 1993 study by Leonidas Kallivretakis found that the population of the commune consisted of 91% ethnic Greek Christians and 9% Albanian Muslims, the latter all located in the village of Navaricë.Kallivretakis, Leonidas (1995).Η ελληνική κοινότητα της Αλβανίας υπό το πρίσμα της ιστορικής γεωγραφίας και δημογραφίας [The Greek Community of Albania in terms of historical geography and demography" In Nikolakopoulos, Ilias, Kouloubis Theodoros A. & Thanos M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aliko
''For people with the given name, see Aliko (given name).'' Aliko ( sq-definite, Alikoi; ) is a village and a former commune in Vlorë County, southern Albania. At the 2015 local government reform it became a subdivision of the municipality Finiq. Besides the village Aliko from which it takes its name and which functions as well as an administrative center, the administrative unit consists of 9 other villages: Çaush; Dritas; Halo; Jermë; Neohor; Pllakë; Rahullë; Tremul; and Vurgu i Ri Vurgu i Ri ( el, Καινούργιο/Καινούριο; romanized: ''Kainoúrgio/Kainoúrio'') is a village in Vlorë County, southern Albania. At the 2015 local government reform it became part of the municipality of Finiq. According to Leonid ..., which are inhabited solely by Greeks.Kallivretakis, Leonidas (1995).Η ελληνική κοινότητα της Αλβανίας υπό το πρίσμα της ιστορικής γεωγραφίας και δημογραφίας [The Gr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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