Greeks in Albania facts for kids
    
Spyromilios • Konstantinos Zappas • Georgios Christakis-Zografos • Pyrros Dimas
Northern Epirote Declaration of Independence |
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| Total population | |
|---|---|
| est. over 215,000 (Greeks of southern Albania/Northern Epirus) Greeks of southern Albania/Northern Epirus (including those of ancestral descent) | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Albania, Greece, United States, Australia | |
| Albania and Greece | est. 200.000 |
| United States of America | over 15,000 (est. 1965) |
| Languages | |
| Greek, Himariote Greek dialect (in the Himarë region) also Albanian and English depending on the residing place |
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| Religion | |
| Orthodox Christianity | |
The Greeks of Albania are ethnic Greeks who live in Albania. They are mostly in the south of the country.
The Greek language can only be spoken in 'minority zones'.
Images for kids
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Captain of Himara, Spyros Spyromilios, leader of the local revolt, 1912
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Regions with a traditional presence of ethnic or linguistic groups other than Albanian (Blue for Greeks)
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Distribution of ethnic Greeks as per the 2011 Albanian Census; Greeks and other groups have been underrepresented in numbers due to boycott and irregularities.
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View of Saranda
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Dormition of the Theotokos Church, Labovë e Kryqit, a pilgrimage site. The present form of the church was built in the 10th century and was renovated several times after.
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The Zographeion College facilities (1881) in Qestorati
See also
In Spanish: Griegos de Albania para niños
