Metoq

Metoq
Village
Metoq
Coordinates: 39°53′0″N 20°2′44″E / 39.88333°N 20.04556°E / 39.88333; 20.04556Coordinates: 39°53′0″N 20°2′44″E / 39.88333°N 20.04556°E / 39.88333; 20.04556
Country  Albania
County Vlorë
Municipality(s) Sarandë
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)

Metoq (Greek: Μετόχι Metochi) is a village in Vlorë County, southwestern Albania. It is part of the municipality Sarandë.[1] It is located to the east of Sarandë, next to the village of Vrion.[2][3]

Ruins of two ancient Greek temples were found in the vicinity of the village.[4] The village stands by the roads that connect Sarandë with the Albanian Riviera, as well as with the national road to Gjirokastër.

References

  1. ↑ Law nr. 115/2014
  2. ↑ Google Maps (Map). Google. |access-date= requires |url= (help)
  3. ↑ Bing Maps (Map). Microsoft and Harris Corporation Earthstar Geographics LLC. |access-date= requires |url= (help)
  4. ↑ Nicholas Geoffrey Lemprière Hammond. Epirus: the geography, the ancient remains, the history and topography of Epirus and adjacent areas. Clarendon P., 1967, p. 99
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