Tsamantas () is a village located in
Epirus
Epirus () is a Region#Geographical regions, geographical and historical region, historical region in southeastern Europe, now shared between Greece and Albania. It lies between the Pindus Mountains and the Ionian Sea, stretching from the Bay ...
. Tsamantas lies near to the
border
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with
Albania
Albania ( ; or ), officially the Republic of Albania (), is a country in Southeast Europe. It is located in the Balkans, on the Adriatic Sea, Adriatic and Ionian Seas within the Mediterranean Sea, and shares land borders with Montenegro to ...
in northern
Greece
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, in the regional unit of
Thesprotia
Thesprotia (; , ) is one of the regional units of Greece. It is part of the Epirus region. Its capital and largest town is Igoumenitsa. Thesprotia is named after the Thesprotians, an ancient Greek tribe that inhabited the region in antiquity.
His ...
. Indeed, the Albanian border is very clearly visible from the high lofts that are Tsamantas, the highest mountain in the region.
Due to 'chain migration', many descendants of the inhabitants of Tsamantas now live in
Worcester, Massachusetts
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, or in
Melbourne, Australia
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, with a few others in Athens, Thessaloniki and other locales.
Nearest places
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Filiates
Filiates (; ) is a town and a Communities and Municipalities of Greece, municipality in Thesprotia, Greece. It is located in the northernmost part of the regional unit, bordering western Ioannina (regional unit), Ioannina regional unit and southern ...
*Vavouri
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Leshnica e Poshtme
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Leshnica e Sipërme
References
External links
The village of TsamantasTsamantas Map
Populated places in Thesprotia
Filiates
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