Dhuvjan
Encyclopedia
Dhuvjan is a settlement in the Dropull i Poshtëm
municipality, Gjirokastër District
, Gjirokastër County
, southern Albania
. It is within the larger Dropull
region.
, dedicated to Saints Quiricus and Julietta, as well as several smaller Albanian Orthodox churches are located in Dhuvjan.
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.
Religion
The famous Dhuvjan MonasteryDhuvjan Monastery
The Dhuvjan Monastery also known as Monastery of Saints Quiricus and Julietta , is a Byzantine monastery located in the western part of the village of Dhuvjan, District of Gjirokastër, southern Albania.-Location:...
, dedicated to Saints Quiricus and Julietta, as well as several smaller Albanian Orthodox churches are located in Dhuvjan.
Notable people
- Vasilios SahinisVasilios SahinisVasilios Sachinis , was the leader of the Northern Epirote Liberation Front .Sachinis was born at the villages of Dhovjan in Dropull area and became a prosperous businessman in Gjirokastër...
(1897–1943), leader of the Northern Epirote resistance (1942–1943). - Tasos Vidouris (1888-1967), Greek poet