Dhuvjan

Dhuvjan
Village
Dhuvjan
Coordinates: 39°59′50″N 20°11′52″E / 39.99722°N 20.19778°ECoordinates: 39°59′50″N 20°11′52″E / 39.99722°N 20.19778°E
Country	Albania
County	Gjirokastër
Municipality	Dropull
Administrative unit	Dropull i Poshtëm
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)

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 girl's school opened later at 1914.^[4]

Notable people

• Vasilios Sahinis (1897–1943), 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
3. Serjani, Engjëll (26 April 2010). "Manastiret e harruara të Luginës së Drinos". Gazeta Shqip (in Albanian). Retrieved 3 September 2010.
4. Koltsida, Athina. Η Εκπαίδευση στη Βόρεια Ήπειρο κατά την Ύστερη Περίοδο της Οθωμανικής Αυτοκρατορίας (PDF) (in Greek). University of Thessaloniki. p. 165, 197, 206. Retrieved 27 December 2014.