Nivan | |
|---|---|
| Coordinates: 40°11′N 20°17′E / 40.183°N 20.283°E | |
| Country | |
| County | Gjirokastër |
| Municipality | Libohovë |
| Administrative unit | Zagori |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Nivan is a populated place in Gjirokastër County, southern Albania. At the 2015 local government reform it became part of the municipality Libohovë. Nivan is the administration center for the valley of Zagori. After 1990 Nivan and all the villages of the valley, had a drastic population decrease.
Nivan is inhabited by an Orthodox Albanian population and some Aromanian families. The Aromanian presence in Nivan dates to the 20th century when during the communist era in Albania they settled in the area.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: publisher location (link) p. 133. R. Rrămăn (Aromunen mit der Eigenbezeichnung Rrămăn = Farscheroten, Arvanitovlachen)"; p. 146. "Nivan... einige familie R; zu kommunischtischer Zeit angesiedelte aromunische Bevölkerungsgruppen aus südostalbanischen Gebirgen und aus Greichenland."