Finiq
Encyclopedia
Finiq is a village
and municipality in southern Albania located 8 km from the Ionian Sea
and 20 km north of the Greek
border. It is part of Delvinë District
and Vlorë County
. Its inhabitants speak Greek
as their mother tongue. It is the center of the commune of Finiq, which comprises the villages Finiq, Buronje, Çlirim, Vrion
, Karahaxhë, Bregas
(Vromero) and Blerimas. In antiquity, Phoenice
was the political center of the Epirot Greek tribe of the Chaonians
.
Village
A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet with the population ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand , Though often located in rural areas, the term urban village is also applied to certain urban neighbourhoods, such as the West Village in Manhattan, New...
and municipality in southern Albania located 8 km from the Ionian Sea
Ionian Sea
The Ionian Sea , is an arm of the Mediterranean Sea, south of the Adriatic Sea. It is bounded by southern Italy including Calabria, Sicily and the Salento peninsula to the west, southern Albania to the north, and a large number of Greek islands, including Corfu, Zante, Kephalonia, Ithaka, and...
and 20 km north of the Greek
Greece
Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....
border. It is part of Delvinë District
Delvinë District
The District of Delvinë or District of Delvina is one of the thirty-six districts of Albania, part of Vlorë County. Its population of 11,985 includes a substantial Greek community. The district has an area of 348 km² . It is in the south of the country, and its capital is Delvinë...
and Vlorë County
Vlorë County
The County of Vlorë is one of the 12 counties of Albania. It consists of the districts Delvinë, Sarandë and Vlorë and its capital is Vlorë. As of January 1, 2010 the population of the Vlore District was estimated to be 211,773....
. Its inhabitants speak Greek
Greek language
Greek is an independent branch of the Indo-European family of languages. Native to the southern Balkans, it has the longest documented history of any Indo-European language, spanning 34 centuries of written records. Its writing system has been the Greek alphabet for the majority of its history;...
as their mother tongue. It is the center of the commune of Finiq, which comprises the villages Finiq, Buronje, Çlirim, Vrion
Vrion
Vrion is a village in Vlorë County, southwestern Albania. It is located to the east of Sarandë, next to the village of Metoq....
, Karahaxhë, Bregas
Bregas
Bregas or Vromero is a village in Vlorë County, southwestern Albania. It is located to the northeast of Sarandë, north of Metoq and Vrion and west of Finiq....
(Vromero) and Blerimas. In antiquity, Phoenice
Phoenice
Phoenice or Phoenike was an ancient Greek city in Epirus and capital of the Chaonians. It was also the location of the Treaty of Phoenice which ended the First Macedonian War, as well as one of the wealthiest cities in Epirus until the Roman conquest. During the early Byzantine period, Phoenice...
was the political center of the Epirot Greek tribe of the Chaonians
Chaonians
The Chaonians were an ancient Greek tribe that inhabited the region of Epirus located in the north-west of modern Greece and southern Albania. On their southern frontier lay another Epirote kingdom, that of the Molossians, to their southwest stood the kingdom of the Thesprotians, and to their...
.