Dhuvjan

Dhuvjan
—  Settlement  —
Dhuvjan
Coordinates:
Country  Albania
County Gjirokastër
District Gjirokastër
Municipality Dropull i Poshtëm
Time zone Central European Time (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Car Plates GJ

Dhuvjan (Greek: Δούβιανη, Douviani) is a settlement in the Dropull i Poshtëm municipality, Gjirokastër District, Gjirokastër County, southern Albania.[1] It is within the larger Dropull region.

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Culture

Religion

The famous Dhuvjan Monastery, dedicated to Saints Quiricus and Julietta, as well as several smaller Albanian Orthodox churches are located in Dhuvjan.[2]

Notable people

References

  1. ^ "Location of Dhuvjan". http://www.geonames.org/search.html?q=Dhuvjan&country=AL. Retrieved 3 September 2010. 
  2. ^ Serjani, Engjëll (26 April 2010). "Manastiret e harruara të Luginës së Drinos" (in Albanian). Gazeta Shqip. http://216.75.13.41/index/kulture/74ccc8c3b3808903c6ae9f05da94daf9.html. Retrieved 3 September 2010.