Leshnica e Poshtme
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Leshnica e Poshtme or Kato Lesinitsa is a village in the District of Sarandë in Albania
, adjacent to the Greek-Albanian borders. It is located less than 1 km north-west of the Greek
border and is home to an indigenous ethnic Greek
population, part of the Northern Epirote
Greek community.
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...
, adjacent to the Greek-Albanian borders. It is located less than 1 km north-west of the Greek
Greece
Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....
border and is home to an indigenous ethnic Greek
Greeks
The Greeks, also known as the Hellenes , are a nation and ethnic group native to Greece, Cyprus and neighboring regions. They also form a significant diaspora, with Greek communities established around the world....
population, part of the Northern Epirote
Northern Epirus
Northern Epirus is a term used to refer to those parts of the historical region of Epirus, in the western Balkans, that are part of the modern Albania. The term is used mostly by Greeks and is associated with the existence of a substantial ethnic Greek population in the region...
Greek community.