Dhuvjan

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Dhuvjan
Δούβιανη
Village
Dhuvjan is located in Albania
Dhuvjan
Dhuvjan
Coordinates: 39°59′50″N 20°11′52″E / 39.99722°N 20.19778°E / 39.99722; 20.19778Coordinates: 39°59′50″N 20°11′52″E / 39.99722°N 20.19778°E / 39.99722; 20.19778
Country Albania
CountyGjirokastër
MunicipalityDropull
Municipal unitDropull i Poshtëm
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

Dhuvjan (Greek: Δούβιανη, Douviani) is a settlement in the former Dropull i Poshtëm municipality, Gjirokastër County, southern Albania.[1] At the 2015 local government reform it became part of the municipality Dropull.[2] It is within the larger Dropull region. It is inhabited by members of the Greek minority.

Culture[]

Religion[]

The famous Dhuvjan Monastery, dedicated to Saints Quiricus and Julietta, as well as several smaller Christian Orthodox churches are located in Dhuvjan.[3]

Education[]

A Greek school was operating in the nearby Dhuvjan monastery from 1777. The first school in the village itself, a Greek elementary school, was operating at 1853, while a girls' school opened later at 1914.[4]

Notable people[]

  • Grigorios Lambovitiadis (1908-1945), Greek revolutionist, activist of the Northern Epirus movement.
  • Vasilios Sahinis (1897–1943), Greek revolutionist, leader of the Northern Epirote resistance (1942–1943).
  • Tasos Vidouris (1888-1967), Greek poet

References[]

  1. ^ "Location of Dhuvjan". Retrieved 3 September 2010.
  2. ^ "Law nr. 115/2014" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-09-24. Retrieved 2015-06-25.
  3. ^ Serjani, Engjëll (26 April 2010). "Manastiret e harruara të Luginës së Drinos". Gazeta Shqip (in Albanian). Retrieved 3 September 2010.[permanent dead link]
  4. ^ Koltsida, Athina. Η Εκπαίδευση στη Βόρεια Ήπειρο κατά την Ύστερη Περίοδο της Οθωμανικής Αυτοκρατορίας (PDF) (in Greek). University of Thessaloniki. pp. 165, 197, 206. Retrieved 27 December 2014.


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