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'''Finiq''' ({{lang-sq|Finiq or Finiqi}}, {{lang-el|Φοινίκη}}, ''Finiki'' or [[Phoenice]]) is a town and municipality in southern Albania located 8&nbsp;km from the [[Ionian Sea]] and 20&nbsp;km north of the [[Greece|Greek]] border. It is part of [[Vlorë County]]. It was formed at the 2015 local government reform by the merger of the former municipalities [[Aliko]], [[Dhivër]], Finiq, [[Livadhja]] and [[Mesopotam]], that became municipal units. The seat of the municipality is the village [[Dermish]].<ref>[http://www.reformaterritoriale.al/images/presentations/Ligji%20ndarja%20territoriale_Fletore_zyrtare.pdf Law nr. 115/2014]</ref> The total population is 11,862 (2011 census), in a total area of 441.20 km<sup>2</sup>.<ref>[http://gis.ceshtjetvendore.gov.al/ Interactive map administrative territorial reform]</ref> The population of the former municipality at the 2011 census was 1,333.<ref name=census11>[http://www.instat.gov.al/media/195841/12__vlore.pdf 2011 census results]</ref>
'''Finiq''' ({{lang-sq|Finiq or Finiqi}}, {{lang-el|Φοινίκη}}, ''Finiki'' or [[Phoenice]]) is a town and municipality in southern Albania located 8&nbsp;km from the [[Ionian Sea]] and 20&nbsp;km north of the [[Greece|Greek]] border. It is part of [[Vlorë County]]. It was formed at the 2015 local government reform by the merger of the former municipalities [[Aliko]], [[Dhivër]], Finiq, [[Livadhja]] and [[Mesopotam]], that became municipal units. The seat of the municipality is the village [[Dermish]].<ref>[http://www.reformaterritoriale.al/images/presentations/Ligji%20ndarja%20territoriale_Fletore_zyrtare.pdf Law nr. 115/2014]{{dead link|date=December 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> The total population is 11,862 (2011 census), in a total area of 441.20 km<sup>2</sup>.<ref>[http://gis.ceshtjetvendore.gov.al/ Interactive map administrative territorial reform]</ref> The population of the former municipality at the 2011 census was 1,333.<ref name=census11>[http://www.instat.gov.al/media/195841/12__vlore.pdf 2011 census results]</ref>


The population of the municipality is predominantly ethnic Greek, while that of the town itself is entirely part of the Greek minority.<ref>Kallivretakis, Leonidas (1995). "[http://helios-eie.ekt.gr/EIE/handle/10442/8696 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]." In Nikolakopoulos, Ilias, Kouloubis Theodoros A. & Thanos M. Veremis (eds). ''Ο Ελληνισμός της Αλβανίας [The Greeks of Albania]''. University of Athens. p. 31</ref><ref>Badlands-Borderland: A History of Southern Albania/Northern Epirus
The population of the municipality is predominantly ethnic Greek, while that of the town itself is entirely part of the Greek minority.<ref>Kallivretakis, Leonidas (1995). "[http://helios-eie.ekt.gr/EIE/handle/10442/8696 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]." In Nikolakopoulos, Ilias, Kouloubis Theodoros A. & Thanos M. Veremis (eds). ''Ο Ελληνισμός της Αλβανίας [The Greeks of Albania]''. University of Athens. p. 31</ref><ref>Badlands-Borderland: A History of Southern Albania/Northern Epirus
by T.J. Winnifrith,ISBN 0-7156-3201-9,2003,Page 69,"... 16. [https://books.google.com/books?id=dkRoAAAAMAAJ&q=%22Greek-speaking+children+in+modern+Finiq+%22&dq=%22Greek-speaking+children+in+modern+Finiq+%22&lr=&hl=el&cd=1 Greek-speaking children in modern Finiq ..."]</ref> The municipal unit of Finiq comprises the villages Finiq, Buronje, Çlirim, [[Vrion, Sarandë|Vrion]], Karahaxhë, [[Bregas]] (Vromero) and Blerimas.<ref>[http://www.interreg.gr/inst/interreg/gallery/File/Programmes/Greece%20-%20Albania/Simpliroma%20Programmatismou/EN/18-12-07_Programme_Complement_GREECE%20ALBANIA.doc Greece – Albania Neighbourhood Programme]</ref> In antiquity, [[Phoenice]] was the political center of the Epirot Greek tribe of the [[Chaonians]].
by T.J. Winnifrith,ISBN 0-7156-3201-9,2003,Page 69,"... 16. [https://books.google.com/books?id=dkRoAAAAMAAJ&q=%22Greek-speaking+children+in+modern+Finiq+%22&dq=%22Greek-speaking+children+in+modern+Finiq+%22&lr=&hl=el&cd=1 Greek-speaking children in modern Finiq ..."]</ref> The municipal unit of Finiq comprises the villages Finiq, Buronje, Çlirim, [[Vrion, Sarandë|Vrion]], Karahaxhë, [[Bregas]] (Vromero) and Blerimas.<ref>[http://www.interreg.gr/inst/interreg/gallery/File/Programmes/Greece%20-%20Albania/Simpliroma%20Programmatismou/EN/18-12-07_Programme_Complement_GREECE%20ALBANIA.doc Greece – Albania Neighbourhood Programme] {{wayback|url=http://www.interreg.gr/inst/interreg/gallery/File/Programmes/Greece%20-%20Albania/Simpliroma%20Programmatismou/EN/18-12-07_Programme_Complement_GREECE%20ALBANIA.doc |date=20120327014915 }}</ref> In antiquity, [[Phoenice]] was the political center of the Epirot Greek tribe of the [[Chaonians]].


==See also==
==See also==

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Finiq
Municipality
The highlands of Delvinë and the hill of Finiq, ancient Phoinike, in the center of the picture behind the plains.
The highlands of Delvinë and the hill of Finiq, ancient Phoinike, in the center of the picture behind the plains.
Coordinates: 39°54′N 20°03′E / 39.9°N 20.05°E / 39.9; 20.05
Country Albania
CountyVlorë
Area
 • Municipality441.20 km2 (170.35 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Municipality
11,862
 • Municipality density27/km2 (70/sq mi)
 • Municipal unit
1,333
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal Code
9716
Area Code(0)895

Finiq (Albanian: Finiq or Finiqi, Greek: Φοινίκη, Finiki or Phoenice) is a town and municipality in southern Albania located 8 km from the Ionian Sea and 20 km north of the Greek border. It is part of Vlorë County. It was formed at the 2015 local government reform by the merger of the former municipalities Aliko, Dhivër, Finiq, Livadhja and Mesopotam, that became municipal units. The seat of the municipality is the village Dermish.[1] The total population is 11,862 (2011 census), in a total area of 441.20 km2.[2] The population of the former municipality at the 2011 census was 1,333.[3]

The population of the municipality is predominantly ethnic Greek, while that of the town itself is entirely part of the Greek minority.[4][5] The municipal unit of Finiq comprises the villages Finiq, Buronje, Çlirim, Vrion, Karahaxhë, Bregas (Vromero) and Blerimas.[6] In antiquity, Phoenice was the political center of the Epirot Greek tribe of the Chaonians.

See also

References

  1. ^ Law nr. 115/2014[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ Interactive map administrative territorial reform
  3. ^ 2011 census results
  4. ^ 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." In Nikolakopoulos, Ilias, Kouloubis Theodoros A. & Thanos M. Veremis (eds). Ο Ελληνισμός της Αλβανίας [The Greeks of Albania]. University of Athens. p. 31
  5. ^ Badlands-Borderland: A History of Southern Albania/Northern Epirus by T.J. Winnifrith,ISBN 0-7156-3201-9,2003,Page 69,"... 16. Greek-speaking children in modern Finiq ..."
  6. ^ Greece – Albania Neighbourhood Programme Template:Wayback
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