Metoq (Albanian definite form: Metoqi; Greek: Μετόχι Metochi) is a village in Vlorë County, southwestern Albania. It is part of the municipality of Sarandë.[1] It is located to the east of Sarandë, next to the village of Vrion. The village is primarily inhabited by ethnic Greeks.[2]
The ruins of two ancient Greek temples were found in the vicinity of the village.[3] The village stands by the roads that connect Sarandë with the Albanian Riviera, as well as with the national road to Gjirokastër.
References
- ^ "Law nr. 115/2014" (PDF) (in Albanian). p. 6376. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
- ^ Καλλιβρετάκης, Λεωνίδας (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], p. 51, ISBN 978-960-08-0054-8, retrieved 2021-10-07
- ^ Nicholas Geoffrey Lemprière Hammond. Epirus: the geography, the ancient remains, the history and topography of Epirus and adjacent areas. Clarendon P., 1967, p. 99
