Derviçan
Encyclopedia
Derviçan is a settlement in the Dropull i Poshtëm
municipality, Gjirokastër District
, Gjirokastër County
, southern Albania
. It is within the larger Dropull
region.
In 1991, the political organization Omonoia
was founded in Dervican, by representatives of the Greek national minority.
Dropull i Poshtëm
Dropull i Poshtëm is a municipality in the Gjirokastër District, Gjirokastër County, southern Albania, part of the Dropull region. The municipality is inhabited by ethnic Greeks.- Settlements :*Derviçan*Dhuvjan*Frashtan*Glinë*Goranxi*Goricë*Grapsh...
municipality, Gjirokastër District
Gjirokastër District
The District of Gjirokastër is one of the thirty-six districts of Albania. It has a population of 56,720 containing a large Greek minority, and an area of 1,137 km². It is in the south of the country, and its capital is Gjirokastër...
, Gjirokastër County
Gjirokastër County
Gjirokastër County is one of the 12 counties of Albania. It consists of the districts Gjirokastër, Përmet, and Tepelenë and its capital is Gjirokastër. Its population includes a substantial Greek minority. To the southeast, Gjirokastër shares a border with Greece...
, southern Albania
Albania
Albania , officially known as the Republic of Albania , is a country in Southeastern Europe, in the Balkans region. It is bordered by Montenegro to the northwest, Kosovo to the northeast, the Republic of Macedonia to the east and Greece to the south and southeast. It has a coast on the Adriatic Sea...
. It is within the larger Dropull
Dropull
Dropull is a predominantly Greek-inhabited region in Gjirokastër District, in southern Albania. The region stretches from south of the city of Gjirokastër to the Greek-Albanian border, along the Drinos river. The region's villages are part of the Greek "minority zone" recognized by the Albanian...
region.
In 1991, the political organization Omonoia
Omonoia (organization)
Omonoia is a social, political and cultural organization in Albania that promotes minority rights for the Greek minority in the south of the country....
was founded in Dervican, by representatives of the Greek national minority.
Notable people
- Lefter MilloLefter MilloLefter Millo was a former football midfielder. He started his carer at Luftetari,and later played most notably for Partizani Tirana from 1986 to 1990 and Larissa from 1991 to 1996....
(1966-1997), Albanian footballer - Spiro KseraSpiro KseraSpiro Ksera is an Albanian politician of Greek ethnicity. He is the current 'Minister of Labor, Social Affairs & Equal Opportunities' of Albania...
, Albanian politician of Greek ethnicity