Orikum is a municipality in the Vlorë District

Vlorë District

The District of Vlorë is one of the thirty-six districts of Albania, part of Vlorë County. Its population of 151,314 . The district has a land area of 1,609 km². It is in the south-west of the country, and its capital is Vlorë. Its population includes a Greek minority...

, Vlorë County

Vlorë County

The County of Vlorë is one of the 12 counties of Albania. It consists of the districts Delvinë, Sarandë and Vlorë and its capital is Vlorë. As of January 1, 2010 the population of the Vlore District was estimated to be 211,773....

, southwestern 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 was named after the ancient city Oricum, which was located 4 km west of modern Orikum. The municipality consists of the town Orikum and the villages Dukat Fushë, Dukat

Dukat, Albania

Dukat is a community of the Vlorë District Vlorë County, southern Albania.- World War II :During World War II Dukat was part of the battlefield of the battle of Gjorm, where Albanian resistance units defeated and routed the troops of the Kingdom of Italy....

, Tragjas

Tragjas

Tragjas is a community in the Vlorë District, Vlorë County, southwestern Albania.-World War II:During World War II Tragjas was part of the battlefield of the battle of Gjorm, where Albanian resistance units defeated and routed the troops of the Kingdom of Italy....

 and Radhimë. Nearby the modern city is located the only marina in Albania, Marina of Orikum (as of 2011).

External links

• Municipality Official Website
• Orikum Marina Official Website