Kakavijë
Kakavijë | |
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.svg.png)  Kakavijë | |
| Coordinates: 39°54′28″N 20°21′30″E / 39.90778°N 20.35833°E | |
| Country |  Albania |
| County | Gjirokastër |
| Municipality | Dropull |
| Administrative unit | Dropull i Sipërm |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Kakavijë (Albanian definite form: Kakavija; Greek: Κακαβιά, Kakavia) is a community in the Gjirokastër County, southern Albania.[1] At the 2015 local government reform it became part of the municipality Dropull.[2] The village lies near the border crossing of Kakavia/Kakavijë, and is part of the Dropull region.
History
In spring 1833, Albanian rebels led by Tafil Buzi, Zenel Gjoleka and Çelo Picari clashed with Ottoman troops near Kakavijë.[3]
Demographics
The village is inhabited by Greeks and the population was 419 in 1992.[4]
References
- ^ "Location of Kakavijë". Retrieved 2010-03-06.
- ^ "Law nr. 115/2014" (PDF) (in Albanian). p. 6371. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
- ^ Buda, Aleks (1985). Fjalori Enciklopedik Shqiptar. Tiranë: Akademia e Shkencave. p. 833.
- ^ 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] (PDF). In Veremis, Thanos; Kouloumpis, Thodoros; Nikolakopoulos, Ilias (eds.). Ο Ελληνισμός της Αλβανίας [Hellenism of Albania] (in Greek). Ekdoseis Sideris. p. 58. ISBN 9789600800548. Archived (PDF) from the original on 11 November 2025.
Subdivisions of Dropull municipality | ||
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Municipal seat: Dropull | ||
| Administrative unit of Dropull i Poshtëm |  | |
| Administrative unit of Dropull i Sipërm | ||
| Administrative unit of Pogon | ||