Orikum or Pashaliman is a town and a former municipality in
Vlorë County
Vlorë County (; sq, Qarku i Vlorës) is one of the 12 counties of the Republic of Albania with the capital in Vlorë. The county spans and has a total population of 187,675 people as of 2021. It borders the counties of Fier and Gjirokastër, ...
, southwestern
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 ...
. At the 2015 local government reform it became a subdivision of the municipality
Vlorë
Vlorë ( , ; sq-definite, Vlora) is the third most populous city of the Republic of Albania and seat of Vlorë County and Vlorë Municipality. Located in southwestern Albania, Vlorë sprawls on the Bay of Vlorë and is surrounded by the foothi ...
. It was named after the ancient city
Oricum
Oricum ( grc, Ὤρικον, Ὤρικος or Ὠρικός; lat, Oricum or ''Oricus''; sq, Oriku or ''Orikum'') was a harbor on the Illyrian coast that developed in a Ancient Greek polis at the south end of the Bay of Vlorë on the southern Adr ...
, which was located 4 km west of modern Orikum. The population at the 2011 census was 5,503.
[2011 census results]
The municipal unit consists of the town Orikum and the villages Dukat Fushë,
Dukat,
Tragjas
Tragjas is a community in the Vlorë County, southwestern Albania. At the 2015 local government reform it became part of the municipality Vlorë.
History
The village has been inhabited since ancient times where the ruins of the city of Sofa are lo ...
and Radhimë.
Greece – Albania Neighbourhood Programme
Nearby the modern city is located the only marina in Albania, Marina of Orikum (as of 2011).
External links
Municipality Official Website
Orikum Marina Official Website
References
Former municipalities in Vlorë County
Administrative units of Vlorë
Towns in Albania
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