Mesopotam

Mesopotam
Μεσοπόταμος
Administrative unit
View of Mesopotam village in Finiq
View of Mesopotam village in Finiq
Mesopotam is located in Albania
Mesopotam
Mesopotam
Location within Albania
Coordinates: 39°55′N 20°6′E / 39.917°N 20.100°E / 39.917; 20.100
Country Albania
CountyVlorë
MunicipalityFiniq
Population
 (2011)
 • Total
2,786
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal Code
9717

Mesopotam (Albanian definite form: Mesopotami; Greek: Μεσοπόταμος - Mesopotamos) 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. The population at the 2011 census was 2,786,

Besides the village Mesopotam from which it takes its name and which functions as well as an administrative center, the administrative unit consists of 14 other villages: Ardhasovë, Bistricë, Brajlat, Dhrovjan, Fitore, Kardhikaq, Kostar, Kranë, Krongj, Livinë, Muzinë, Pecë, Sirakat, and Velahovë.

Population

The People's Republic of Albania (1945-1991) established cultural rights in special minority zones for ethnic Greeks in all 14 villages of Mesopotam. These rights were preserved after the fall of socialism in Albania. In 1992, the Greek community inhabited the majority of villages, including Mesopotam itself, while Muzinë and Pecë, by the Albanian Orthodox. Bistricë had a mixed population and Kardhikaq was a mixed village inhabited by Greeks and Aromanians.

Attractions

The Mesopotam village is known for its 13th century Orthodox Church dedicated to St. Nicholas, declared "Protected Monument" from the government.

The Blue Eye water spring nearby is a well-known touristic.

Notable people

See also

References

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  2. ↑ "Law nr. 115/2014" (PDF) (in Albanian). p. 6376. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
  3. ↑ 2011 census results Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ↑ Kouzas, Ioannis (2013). "The Greek-Albanian Relations (1990-2010)" (in Greek). Δημοκρίτειο Πανεπιστήμιο Θράκης (ΔΠΘ). Σχολή Νομική. Τμήμα Νομικής. Τομέας Διεθνών Σπουδών. pp. 93–95. doi:10.12681/eadd/33128. Retrieved 18 February 2021. Από τις αλβανικές αρχές επίσημα αναγνωρίζονται ως ελληνικά τα παρακάτω χωριά... Επαρχία Μεσοποτάμου: 1. Δρόβιανη..... 14. Κρανιά
  5. ↑ Koutsou, Elsa (2020). "Schools of the Greek Minority of Albania". University of Ioannina. pp. 39–42. doi:10.26268/heal.uoi.10135. Retrieved 18 February 2021. Η αντιμετώπιση της ελληνικής εκπαίδευσης κατά το καθεστώς της κομμουνιστικής διακυβέρνησης, υπό τον Ενβέρ Χότζα, χαρακτηρίζεται από τον προσδιορισμό των «μειονοτικών ζωνών», ... Η «μειονοτικής ζώνης» και τα χωριά που συμπεριλαμβάνει ανά Περιφέρεια.. Επαρχία Μεσοποτάμου: Μουζίνα
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