Derviçan
Δερβιτσάνη | |
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  Derviçan | |
| Coordinates: 40°1′57″N 20°10′24″E / 40.03250°N 20.17333°E | |
| Country |  Albania |
| County | Gjirokastër |
| Municipality | Dropull |
| Municipal unit | Dropull i Poshtëm |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Derviçan (Albanian definite form: Derviçani; Greek: Δερβιτσάνη, romanized: Dervitsani, also known as Dervician) is a settlement in the former Dropull i Poshtëm municipality, Gjirokastër County, southern Albania.[1] At the 2015 local government reform it became part of the municipality Dropull.[2] It is within the larger Dropull region. The village is inhabited solely by Greeks.[3]
In 1991, the political organization Omonoia was founded in Dervican, by representatives of the Greek national minority.[4]
In 2023, the Albanian prime minister Edi Rama unveiled the statue of Konstantinos Mitsotakis, the first Greek prime minister who visited Albania after the fall of communism, as a symbol of coexistence and unity between Albanians and Greeks.[5]
Demographics[edit]
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.[6]
Notable people[edit]
- Lefter Millo (1966-1997), footballer
- Spiro Ksera, politician
Gallery[edit]
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Derviçan Road Sign
References[edit]
- ^ "Location of Derviçan". Retrieved 3 September 2010.
- ^ "Law nr. 115/2014" (PDF) (in Albanian). p. 6371. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
- ^ Καλλιβρετάκης, Λεωνίδας (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], p. 58, ISBN 978-960-08-0054-8, retrieved 2021-10-09
- ^ Report submitted by Albania puruant to article 25, paragraph 1 of the framework convention for the protection of national minorities. Archived 2010-09-02 at the Wayback Machine ACFR/SR (2001). 26 July 2001.
- ^ "Përurohet busti i Mitsotakis në Dropull, Rama: Do të kisha dëshiruar që këtu të ishte edhe Kyriakos". Gazeta Tema (in Albanian). 27 October 2023.
- ^ Demiraj, Shaban (2008). "La situation ethnique-linguistique des habitants de Dropulli et de Vurgu au cours des siecles". Studia Albanica. 1. Academy of Sciences of Albania: 77–91. ISSN 0585-5047.
Subdivisions of Dropull Municipality | ||
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Municipal Seat: Dropull | ||
| Administrative Unit of Dropull i Poshtëm |  | |
| Administrative Unit of Dropull i Sipërm | ||
| Administrative Unit of Pogon | ||
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