Nivan
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Nivan is a populated place in Gjirokastër District
Gjirokastër District
The District of Gjirokastër is one of the thirty-six districts of Albania. It has a population of 56,720 containing a large Greek minority, and an area of 1,137 km². It is in the south of the country, and its capital is Gjirokastër...

, southern Albania
Albania
Albania , officially known as the Republic of Albania , is a country in Southeastern Europe, in the Balkans region. It is bordered by Montenegro to the northwest, Kosovo to the northeast, the Republic of Macedonia to the east and Greece to the south and southeast. It has a coast on the Adriatic Sea...

. Nivan is the administration center for the valley of Zagorie
Zagorie, Albania
Zagori is a municipality in the Gjirokastër District, Gjirokastër County, southern Albania. The municipality consists of the villages Sheper, Nivan, Konckë, Vithuq, Hoshtevë, Doshnicë, Zhej, Lliar, Topovë and Nderan....

. After 1990 Nivan and all the villages of the valley, had a drastic population decrease.
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