Pojan is a village and a former municipality in the

Korçë County Korçë County (), officially the County of Korçë (), is a Counties of Albania, county in the Southern Albania, Southern Region of the Republic of Albania. It is the largest by area and the List of counties of Albania by population, fifth most p ...

, southeastern

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. At the 2015 local government reform it became a subdivision of the municipality

Maliq Maliq ( sq-definite, Maliqi), formerly known as Malik ( sq-definite, Maliki), is a town and a municipality in Korçë County of eastern Albania. It is the smaller of two cities in the district, the other being Korçë, southeast of Maliq. The cu ...

. The population at the 2011 census was 10,864.2011 census results
The municipal unit consists of the villages Pojan,

Zvezdë Zvezda or Zvezdë is a village in the municipality of Pojan, a subdivision of the municipality of Maliq, in the Korçë County of Albania. Located in south-east Albania, it is within close range of Lake Prespa, which is shared between Albania, Nort ...

, Shëngjergj, Kreshpanj,

Plasë Plasë ( sq-definite, Plasa; or ) is a large village in Korçë County, Albania. It was part of the former municipality Pojan. After the 2015 local government reform it became part of the municipality Maliq. It is located in the centre of the co ...

Zëmblak Zëmblak is a village in the municipality of Pojan, a subdivision of the municipality of Maliq, in Korçë county, Albania. Located in south-east Albania, it is within close range of Lake Prespa, which is shared between Albania, North Macedonia and ...

, Burimas, Pendavinj, Terovë, Rov, Orman and Rëmbec.Greece – Albania Neighbourhood Programme

Notable People

* Mustafa Naili Pasha, (1798–1871) was an Ottoman-

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statesman, who held the office of

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during the reign of

Abdülmecid I Abdülmecid I (, ; 25 April 182325 June 1861) was the 31st sultan of the Ottoman Empire. He succeeded his father Mahmud II on 2 July 1839. His reign was notable for the rise of nationalist movements within the empire's territories. Abdülmecid's ...

, the first time between 14 May 1853 and 29 May 1854, and the second time between 6 August 1857 and 22 October 1857. *Megi Pojani, Albanian actress. *

Orhan Pojani Orhan bey Pojani (1846–1913) was a prominent figure involved in the Albanian National Awakening. Orhan and his family were Muslim Albanians, originally from Pojan (hence their surname). Founded in early 1880s, the magazine '' Drita'' by 1884 wa ...

, (1846–1913) was a prominent figure involved in the

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References

Former municipalities in Korçë County Administrative units of Maliq Villages in Korçë County {{Korçë-geo-stub