Dhuvjan

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.

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

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), activist of the Northern Epirus movement.
• 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" (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.
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.