Dhrovjan
Δρόβιανη | |
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Coordinates: 39°53′22″N 20°13′3″E / 39.88944°N 20.21750°E | |
Country | Albania |
County | Vlorë |
Municipality | Finiq |
Municipal unit | Mesopotam |
Time zone | UTC+1 ( CET) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC+2 ( CEST) |
Dhrovjan ( Albanian definite form: Dhrovjani; Greek: Δρόβιανη, Droviani) is a community in the Vlorë County, southern Albania. [1] At the 2015 local government reform it became part of the municipality Finiq. [2] It is located 18 kilometers (11 mi) east of Sarandë. An ethnic Greek village, in 1967 it contained around 300 houses, divided into two Mahalle. [3] Ancient Greek coins have been excavated in the fields of Dhrovjan,[ citation needed] which have provided evidence that there were once several ancient Greek temples in the area[ according to whom?]. Dhrovjan is the burial place of Harold 'Bill' Sykes, a British bi-plane pilot shot down in November 1940.
Dhrovjan is inhabited solely by Greeks. [4]