Bregas ( sq-definite, Bregasi;
Greek
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*Greeks, an ethnic group
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: ''Βρωμερό'' or ''Βρεμερό'') is a
village
A village is a human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town with a population typically ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand. Although villages are often located in rural areas, the term urban v ...
in
Vlorë County
Vlorë County (; ) is one of the 12 counties of Albania with the city of Vlorë being the county capital. The county spans and has a total population of 146,681 people as of 2023. It borders the counties of Fier and Gjirokastër, as well as th ...
, southwestern
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 ...
. It is part of the municipality
Finiq
Finiq (, sq-definite, Finiqi, ) is a settlement, considered a town or village, and municipality in Vlorë County, in southern Albania located 8 km from the Ionian Sea and 20 km north of the Greek border. It was formed at the 2015 local g ...
.
It is located to the north of
Sarandë
Sarandë (; sq-definite, Saranda; ) is a List of cities and towns in Albania, city in the Republic of Albania and the seat of Sarandë Municipality. Geographically, the city is located on an open sea gulf of the Ionian Sea within the Mediterrane ...
, northwest of
Metoq
Metoq ( sq-definite, Metoqi; ''Metochi'') is a village in Vlorë County, southwestern Albania. It is part of the municipality of Sarandë. It is located to the east of Sarandë, next to the village of Vrion. The village is primarily inhabited by ...
, Sheleqar and
Vrion, southwest of Karanxh and west of
Finiq
Finiq (, sq-definite, Finiqi, ) is a settlement, considered a town or village, and municipality in Vlorë County, in southern Albania located 8 km from the Ionian Sea and 20 km north of the Greek border. It was formed at the 2015 local g ...
. Bregas is inhabited solely by
Greeks
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.
In the place situated a
christian orthodox
Orthodoxy () is adherence to a purported "correct" or otherwise mainstream- or classically-accepted creed, especially in religion.
Orthodoxy within Christianity refers to acceptance of the doctrines defined by various creeds and ecumenical co ...
church dedicated to
St. Paraskevi (Paraskevi of Rome).
References
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Populated places in Finiq
Greek communities in Albania