Derviçan ( sq-definite, Derviçani; gr, Δερβιτσάνη, ''Dervitsani'', also known as Dervician) is a
settlement in the former
Dropull i Poshtëm municipality,
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 ...
, 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.
Notable people
*
Lefter Millo (1966-1997), footballer
*
Spiro Ksera, politician
Gallery
File:Derviçan Road Sign.jpg, Derviçan Road Sign
References
Populated places in Dropull
Greek communities in Albania
Villages in Gjirokastër County
Labëria
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