Metoq
Μετόχι | |
|---|---|
.svg.png.webp)  Metoq | |
| Coordinates: 39°53′0″N 20°2′44″E / 39.88333°N 20.04556°E | |
| Country |  Albania |
| County | Vlorë |
| Municipality | Sarandë |
| Municipal unit | Sarandë |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Metoq (Albanian definite form: Metoqi; Greek: Μετόχι Metochi) is a village in Vlorë County, southwestern Albania. It is part of the municipality Sarandë.[1] It is located to the east of Sarandë, next to the village of Vrion. The village is primarily inhabited by ethnic Greeks.[2]
Ruins of two ancient Greek temples were found in the vicinity of the village.[3] The village stands by the roads that connect Sarandë with the Albanian Riviera, as well as with the national road to Gjirokastër.
References
- ↑ "Law nr. 115/2014" (PDF) (in Albanian). p. 6376. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
- ↑ Καλλιβρετάκης, Λεωνίδας (1995), Η ελληνική κοινότητα της Αλβανίας υπό το πρίσμα της ιστορικής γεωγραφίας και δημογραφίας [The Greek Community of Albania in terms of historical geography and demography], p. 51, ISBN 978-960-08-0054-8, retrieved 2021-10-07
- ↑ Nicholas Geoffrey Lemprière Hammond. Epirus: the geography, the ancient remains, the history and topography of Epirus and adjacent areas. Clarendon P., 1967, p. 99
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