Dhrovjan

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Dhrovjan
Village
Dhrovjan
Coordinates: 39°53′22″N 20°13′3″E / 39.88944°N 20.21750°E / 39.88944; 20.21750Coordinates: 39°53′22″N 20°13′3″E / 39.88944°N 20.21750°E / 39.88944; 20.21750
Country	Albania
County	Vlorë County
District	Delvinë District
Municipality	Mesopotam
Time zone	Central European Time (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Car Plates	SR

Dhrovjan (Greek: Δρόβιανη, Droviani) is a community in the Delvinë District, Vlorë County, southern Albania.^[1] It is located 18 kilometers (11 mi) east of Sarandë. An ethnic Greek village, in 1967 it contained around 300 houses, divided into two Mahalle.^[2] Ancient Greek coins have been excavated in the fields of Dhrovjan,^{[citation needed]} which have provided evidence that there were once several ancient Greek temples in the area.

Notable people

References

↑ Geonames. "Location of Dhrovjan" (in English). Retrieved 3 September 2010.
↑ Nicholas Geoffrey Lemprière Hammond (1967). Epirus: the geography, the ancient remains, the history and topography of Epirus and adjacent areas. Clarendon P. p. 120.

External links

Site of the Union of Drovianites (in Greek)

v t e Vlorë County

Capital: Vlorë

Delvinë District	Delvinë Finiq Mesopotam Vergo

Sarandë District	Aliko Dhivër Konispol Ksamil Livadhja Lukovë Markat Sarandë Xarrë

Vlorë District	Armen Brataj Himarë Horë-Vranisht Kotë Novoselë Orikum Qendër Selenicë Sevaster Shushicë Vllahinë Vlorë

v t e Northern Epirus and Greeks in Albania

History	Ancient Epirus Chaones Dassaretae Despotate of Epirus Revolt of 1854 Revolt of 1878 Himara revolt of 1912 Autonomous Republic of Northern Epirus Protocol of Corfu Battle of Morava-Ivan Northern Epirus Liberation Front

Society and Culture	Greeks in Albania Himariote dialect Laiko Vima Polyphonic song of Epirus Postage stamps and postal history of Northern Epirus Lasso fund Education: New Academy (Moscopole) Zographeion College (Qestorat) Acroceraunian School (Himara) Dhuvjan Monastery (Dropull) Bangas Gymnasium (Korçë)

Settlements	Ancient: Phoenice Vouthroton Apollonia Thronium Amantia Antigonia Antipatreia Dimale Oricum Modern: Gjirokastër Korçë Himarë Delvinë Sarandë Dropull Pogon Tepelenë Permet Leskovik Ersekë Moscopole Bilisht Other¹: Nartë Vlorë Berat Tirana Elbasan Durrës Fier Shkodër

Organizations	Omonoia Panepirotic Federation of America Panepirotic Federation of Australia Unity for Human Rights Party

Individuals	Benefactors: Alexandros Vasileiou Apostolos Arsakis Evangelos and Konstantinos Zappas Ioannis Pangas Georgios and Simon Sinas Alexandros and Michael Vasileiou Christakis Zografos Literature: Theodore Kavalliotis Katina Papa Konstantinos Skenderis Takis Tsiakos Tasos Vidouris Stavrianos Vistiaris Andreas Zarbalas Politics: Vasil Bollano Georgios Christakis-Zografos Vangjel Dule Spiro Ksera Military/Resistance: Kyriakoulis Argyrokastritis Panos Bitsilis Dimitrios Doulis Konstantinos Lagoumitzis Zachos Milios Athanasios Pipis Ioannis Poutetsis Vasileios Sachinis Spyromilios Spyros Spyromilios Sports: Pyrros Dimas Sotiris Ninis Panajot Pano Leonidas Sabanis Andreas Tatos Clergy: Vasileios of Dryinoupolis Panteleimon Kotokos Eulogios Kourilas

¹ Cities and towns in Albania with Greek-speaking communities, outside the political definition of 'Northern Epirus'.

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