Mesopotam

Mesopotam

Μεσοπόταμος
Mesopotam Μεσοπόταμος
Municipal unit
	View of Mesopotam village in Finiq
	Mesopotam
	Coordinates: 39°55′N 20°6′E / 39.917°N 20.100°E
Country	Albania
County	Vlorë
Municipality	Finiq
Population (2011)
• Total	2,786
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal Code	9717

Mesopotam (Albanian definite form: Mesopotami; Greek: Μεσοπόταμος - Mesopotamos) is a village and a former commune in Vlorë County, southern Albania. At the 2015 local government reform it became a subdivision of the municipality Finiq.^[2] The population at the 2011 census was 2,786,^[3]

Besides the village Mesopotam from which it takes its name and which functions as well as an administrative center, the administrative unit consists of 14 other villages: Ardhasovë, Bistricë, Brajlat, Dhrovjan, Fitore, Kardhikaq, Kostar, Kranë, Krongj, Livinë, Muzinë, Pecë, Sirakat, and Velahovë.

Etymology

The name comes from Greek, meaning "between rivers".^[4]

Population

The People's Republic of Albania (1945-1991) established cultural rights in special minority zones for ethnic Greeks in all 14 villages of Mesopotam. These rights were preserved after the fall of socialism in Albania.^[5]^[6] According to a fieldwork of 1995 the majority of the villages, including Mesopotam itself, are inhabited solely by the Greek community, while Muzinë and Pecë, by the Albanian Orthodox. Bistricë has a mixed population and Kardhikaq is a mixed village inhabited by Greeks and Aromanians.^[7]

Attractions

The Mesopotam village is known for its 13th century Orthodox Church dedicated to St. Nicholas, declared "Protected Monument" from the government.

The "Blue Eye" water spring nearby is a well-known touristic destination.

Notable people

Constantine Mesopotamites, Byzantine official.

References

^ "Kodi Postar, Sarandë" [Postal Code, Sarandë] (PDF). Posta Shqiptare. 2017.
^ "Law nr. 115/2014" (PDF) (in Albanian). p. 6376. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
^ 2011 census results Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine
^ "Mesopotamia Definition & Meaning".
^ Kouzas, Ioannis (2013). "The Greek-Albanian Relations (1990-2010)" (in Greek). Δημοκρίτειο Πανεπιστήμιο Θράκης (ΔΠΘ). Σχολή Νομική. Τμήμα Νομικής. Τομέας Διεθνών Σπουδών. pp. 93–95. doi:10.12681/eadd/33128. Retrieved 18 February 2021. Από τις αλβανικές αρχές επίσημα αναγνωρίζονται ως ελληνικά τα παρακάτω χωριά... Επαρχία Μεσοποτάμου: 1. Δρόβιανη..... 14. Κρανιά
^ Koutsou, Elsa (2020). "Schools of the Greek Minority of Albania". University of Ioannina. pp. 39–42. doi:10.26268/heal.uoi.10135. Retrieved 18 February 2021. Η αντιμετώπιση της ελληνικής εκπαίδευσης κατά το καθεστώς της κομμουνιστικής διακυβέρνησης, υπό τον Ενβέρ Χότζα, χαρακτηρίζεται από τον προσδιορισμό των «μειονοτικών ζωνών», ... Η «μειονοτικής ζώνης» και τα χωριά που συμπεριλαμβάνει ανά Περιφέρεια.. Επαρχία Μεσοποτάμου: Μουζίνα
^ Kallivretakis, Leonidas (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." In Nikolakopoulos, Ilias, Kouloubis Theodoros A. & Thanos M. Veremis (eds). Ο Ελληνισμός της Αλβανίας [The Greeks of Albania]. University of Athens. p. 52.; p. 51. "ΑΧ Αλβανοί Ορθόδοξοι Χριστιανοί, ΤΣ Τσάμηδες"; p.52. "SOPIK ΣΟΠΙΚΙ 889 ΑΧ, PANDALEJMON ΠΑΝΤΕΛΕΗΜΩΝ 395 ΤΣ".

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[1] "Kodi Postar, Sarandë" [Postal Code, Sarandë] (PDF). Posta Shqiptare. 2017.

[2] "Law nr. 115/2014" (PDF) (in Albanian). p. 6376. Retrieved 25 February 2022.

[census11-3] 2011 census results Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine

[4] "Mesopotamia Definition & Meaning".

[5] Kouzas, Ioannis (2013). "The Greek-Albanian Relations (1990-2010)" (in Greek). Δημοκρίτειο Πανεπιστήμιο Θράκης (ΔΠΘ). Σχολή Νομική. Τμήμα Νομικής. Τομέας Διεθνών Σπουδών. pp. 93–95. doi:10.12681/eadd/33128. Retrieved 18 February 2021. Από τις αλβανικές αρχές επίσημα αναγνωρίζονται ως ελληνικά τα παρακάτω χωριά... Επαρχία Μεσοποτάμου: 1. Δρόβιανη..... 14. Κρανιά

[6] Koutsou, Elsa (2020). "Schools of the Greek Minority of Albania". University of Ioannina. pp. 39–42. doi:10.26268/heal.uoi.10135. Retrieved 18 February 2021. Η αντιμετώπιση της ελληνικής εκπαίδευσης κατά το καθεστώς της κομμουνιστικής διακυβέρνησης, υπό τον Ενβέρ Χότζα, χαρακτηρίζεται από τον προσδιορισμό των «μειονοτικών ζωνών», ... Η «μειονοτικής ζώνης» και τα χωριά που συμπεριλαμβάνει ανά Περιφέρεια.. Επαρχία Μεσοποτάμου: Μουζίνα

[Kallivretakis-7] Kallivretakis, Leonidas (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." In Nikolakopoulos, Ilias, Kouloubis Theodoros A. & Thanos M. Veremis (eds). Ο Ελληνισμός της Αλβανίας [The Greeks of Albania]. University of Athens. p. 52.; p. 51. "ΑΧ Αλβανοί Ορθόδοξοι Χριστιανοί, ΤΣ Τσάμηδες"; p.52. "SOPIK ΣΟΠΙΚΙ 889 ΑΧ, PANDALEJMON ΠΑΝΤΕΛΕΗΜΩΝ 395 ΤΣ".

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v t e Subdivisions of Vlorë County
County seat: Vlorë
Municipality of Delvinë	Delvinë Vergo
Municipality of Finiq	Aliko Dhivër Finiq Livadhe Mesopotam
Municipality of Himarë	Himarë Horë-Vranisht Lukovë
Municipality of Konispol	Konispol Markat Xarrë
Municipality of Sarandë	Ksamil Sarandë
Municipality of Selenicë	Armen Brataj Kotë Selenicë Sevaster Vllahinë
Municipality of Vlorë	Novoselë Orikum Qendër Vlorë Shushicë Vlorë

v t e Subdivisions of Finiq municipality
Municipal seat: Finiq
Administrative unit of Aliko	Aliko Çaush Dritas Halo Jermë Neohor Pllakë Rahullë Tremul Vurgu i Ri
Administrative unit of Dhivër	Cerkovicë Dermish Dhivër Janicat Leshnicë e Poshtme Leshnicë e Sipërme Llupsat Maliçan Memoraq Navaricë Rumanxë Shëndre
Administrative unit of Finiq	Bregas Buronjë Çlirim Finiq Karahaxhë Vrion
Administrative unit of Livadhe	Gravë Grazhdan Kalcat Karroq Kodër Komat Kulluricë Lefter Talo Livadhe Llazat Pandalejmon Qesarat Sopik Vagalat Zminec
Administrative unit of Mesopotam	Ardhasovë Bistricë Brajlat Dhrovjan Fitore Kardhikaq Kostar Kranë Krongj Livinë Mesopotam Muzinë Pecë Sirakat Velahovë

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