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			{{Infobox Peri GR
	Epirus was never Greek to start with. Epirus is just a geographical notion used by Greek Islanders to describe the land in front of them. It simpy means Land in Continent. It has no ethnical cannotations at all. The fact that he never attacked any of the Illyrian kingdoms tells you he was not Greek. Epirus was just another Illyrian land.
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	Serbs and Greeks cannot live without their fabricated histroy and myths. Epiriots were in the Balkans before the Greeks and wthey will always be there, no matter how much greeks or slavs hate albanians .
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	In many centuries In many centuries Greek-Orthodox Albanians has declared themselves as greeks because of orthodox faith.Autochthone Arvanites from Greece(Arvanit-es means Albanian-s in Greek). When the modern Greek state was formed, the Albanian-speaking population and its language were called Albanian, even if those Christian Albanians were considered an integral part of the Greek nation and had played a decisive role in the War of Independence between 1821-1828 (Bartholdy, 1993; Bickford-Smith, 1993: 47; Embeirikos, 1994; Vakalopoulos, 1994:243-249). However, the policy of the new Greek state was to Hellenize all the non-Greek speaking Orthodox populations within its, then limited, territory as well as in the territories of Epirus, Macedonia, Thrace and Asia Minor still under Ottoman rule, which were though considered as part of Greek irredenta. As elsewhere in Europe, army and education were the most effective mechanisms of Hellenization, assisted by the judiciary system ready to denounce and punish all forms of behavior inconsistent with the state's nationalist culture Kitromilidis, 1990:38; Kollias, 1994.
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	We know that more than 60% of today's Greek surnames can bi trace back to today's Albanian surnames. We don't know yet for origin of ancient Greek surnames-Orthodox Albanians has declared themselves as greeks because of orthodox faith.
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	They always claim that in Albania was an SS division but how come that there is a book :Rescue in Albania: One Hundred Percent of Jews in Albania Rescued from Holocaust
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	Author: Harvey Sarner
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			'''Epirus''' (]: Ήπειρος, ''Ípiros''), is a ] in northwestern ]. It borders the peripheries of ] and ] to the east, ] to the south, the ] and the ] to the west and ] to the north. The province has an area of about 9,200 km² (3,551 square miles). It is part of the wider historical region of ], which overlaps modern ] and ] but mostly lies in modern Greek territory. The periphery covers the same area as the ] of Epirus from before the 1987 administrative reform<ref>Π.Δ. 51/87 “Καθορισμός των Περιφερειών της Χώρας για το σχεδιασμό κ.λ.π. της Περιφερειακής Ανάπτυξης” (''Determination of the Peripheries of the Country for the planning etc. of the development of the peripheries, ] ΦΕΚ A 26/06.03.1987</ref>

			==Geography and ecology==
			Greek Epirus, like the region as a whole, is rugged and mountainous.It comprises the land of the ancient ] and ]<ref>Winnifrith, T.J. ''Badlands-Borderland: A History of Southern Albania/Northern Epirus''. London: Duckworth Publishers, 2003, ISBN 0715632019, p. 8. "The Thesprotians lived in the western part of what is now Greek Epirus, the Molossians in the rest of Greek Epirus, and the Chaonians in the southern section of Southern Albania..."</ref> and a small part of the land of the ] the greater part being in Southern ]. It is largely made up of mountainous ridges, part of the ]. The periphery's highest spot is on Mount ], at an altitude of 2.637 metres above sea level. In the east, the ] that form the spine of mainland Greece separate Epirus from ] and ]. Most of Epirus lies on the windward side of the Pindus. The winds from the Ionian Sea offer the region more rainfall than any other part of Greece.

			The ] and Pindus National Parks are situated in the ] of the periphery. Both areas have imposing landscapes of dazzling beauty as well as a wide range of ] and ]. The climate of Epirus is mainly ]. The vegetation is made up mainly of coniferous species. The animal life is especially rich in this area and includes, among other species, ]s, ], ]es, ] and ]es.

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			Epirus is divided into four ] ('']''), which are further subdivided into '']'' (]) or ''koinótētes'' (roughly equivalent to ] or ] ]s).

			The prefectures are:
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			Epirus has few resources or industries and its rugged terrain makes agriculture difficult. Sheep and goat ] have always been an important activity in the periphery (Epirus provides more than 45% of meat to the Greek market) but there seems to be a decline in recent years. ] is grown around Ioannina, and there is also some ] and ], but most of the area's food must be imported from more fertile regions of Greece. Epirus is home to a number of the country's most famous dairy products' brands, which produce ] cheese among others.

			==Demographics==
			Around 350,000 people live in Epirus. According to the 2001 census, it has the lowest population of the 13 ]. This is partly due to the impact of repeated wars in the 20th century as well as mass ] due to adverse economic conditions. The capital and largest city of the region is ], where nearly a third of the population lives. The great majority of the population are ], but the province also includes one of Greece's largest concentrations of ], people who identify with the Greek population. Greece does not officially recognize minorities other than the ] in ], therefore it is difficult to estimate the size of the ] populations.

			According to research conducted by a Romanian ethnographer in 1994, native Albanian is dying fast, and attempts to find Albanian-speakers in the region proved unsuccessful.<ref>Winnifrith, Tom J. "Southern Albania, Northern Epirus: Survey of a Disputed Ethnological Boundary" ().</ref>

			The delineation of the border between Greece and Albania in 1913 left a number of Albanian-populated villages on the Greek side of the border (and the Greek-populated villages and cities in the region called ] on the Albanian). Coastal parts of the region in ] were populated in the past by a Albanian minority (]) along with the majority of ethnic Greeks.

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Revision as of 21:17, 9 August 2009

Template:Infobox Peri GR

Epirus (Greek: Ήπειρος, Ípiros), is a periphery in northwestern Greece. It borders the peripheries of West Macedonia and Thessaly to the east, West Greece to the south, the Ionian Sea and the Ionian Islands to the west and Albania to the north. The province has an area of about 9,200 km² (3,551 square miles). It is part of the wider historical region of Epirus, which overlaps modern Albania and Greece but mostly lies in modern Greek territory. The periphery covers the same area as the Greek region of Epirus from before the 1987 administrative reform

Geography and ecology

Greek Epirus, like the region as a whole, is rugged and mountainous.It comprises the land of the ancient Molossians and Thesprotians and a small part of the land of the Chaonians the greater part being in Southern Albania. It is largely made up of mountainous ridges, part of the Dinaric Alps. The periphery's highest spot is on Mount Smolikas, at an altitude of 2.637 metres above sea level. In the east, the Pindus Mountains that form the spine of mainland Greece separate Epirus from Macedonia and Thessaly. Most of Epirus lies on the windward side of the Pindus. The winds from the Ionian Sea offer the region more rainfall than any other part of Greece.

The Vikos-Aoos and Pindus National Parks are situated in the Ioannina Prefecture of the periphery. Both areas have imposing landscapes of dazzling beauty as well as a wide range of fauna and flora. The climate of Epirus is mainly alpine. The vegetation is made up mainly of coniferous species. The animal life is especially rich in this area and includes, among other species, bears, wolves, foxes, deer and lynxes.

Government

Epirus is divided into four prefectures (nomoi), which are further subdivided into dēmoi (municipalities) or koinótētes (roughly equivalent to British or Australian shires).

The prefectures are:

Cities

Economy

Epirus has few resources or industries and its rugged terrain makes agriculture difficult. Sheep and goat pastoralism have always been an important activity in the periphery (Epirus provides more than 45% of meat to the Greek market) but there seems to be a decline in recent years. Tobacco is grown around Ioannina, and there is also some farming and fishing, but most of the area's food must be imported from more fertile regions of Greece. Epirus is home to a number of the country's most famous dairy products' brands, which produce feta cheese among others.

Demographics

Around 350,000 people live in Epirus. According to the 2001 census, it has the lowest population of the 13 peripheries of Greece. This is partly due to the impact of repeated wars in the 20th century as well as mass emigration due to adverse economic conditions. The capital and largest city of the region is Ioannina, where nearly a third of the population lives. The great majority of the population are Greeks, but the province also includes one of Greece's largest concentrations of Aromanians, people who identify with the Greek population. Greece does not officially recognize minorities other than the Greek Muslim minority in Thrace, therefore it is difficult to estimate the size of the Aromanian populations.

According to research conducted by a Romanian ethnographer in 1994, native Albanian is dying fast, and attempts to find Albanian-speakers in the region proved unsuccessful.

The delineation of the border between Greece and Albania in 1913 left a number of Albanian-populated villages on the Greek side of the border (and the Greek-populated villages and cities in the region called Northern Epirus on the Albanian). Coastal parts of the region in Thesprotia were populated in the past by a Albanian minority (Cham Albanians) along with the majority of ethnic Greeks.

References

Π.Δ. 51/87 “Καθορισμός των Περιφερειών της Χώρας για το σχεδιασμό κ.λ.π. της Περιφερειακής Ανάπτυξης” (Determination of the Peripheries of the Country for the planning etc. of the development of the peripheries, Efimeris tis Kyverniseos ΦΕΚ A 26/06.03.1987
Winnifrith, T.J. Badlands-Borderland: A History of Southern Albania/Northern Epirus. London: Duckworth Publishers, 2003, ISBN 0715632019, p. 8. "The Thesprotians lived in the western part of what is now Greek Epirus, the Molossians in the rest of Greek Epirus, and the Chaonians in the southern section of Southern Albania..."
Winnifrith, Tom J. "Southern Albania, Northern Epirus: Survey of a Disputed Ethnological Boundary" (Society Farsarotul Home).

External links

Official site Region of Epirus

v t e Regions of Greece
Regions	Attica Central Greece Central Macedonia Crete Eastern Macedonia and Thrace Epirus Ionian Islands North Aegean Peloponnese South Aegean Thessaly Western Greece Western Macedonia
Autonomous regions	Monastic community of Mount Athos

v t e Regions of Greece
Regions	Attica Central Greece Central Macedonia Crete Eastern Macedonia and Thrace Epirus Ionian Islands North Aegean Peloponnese South Aegean Thessaly Western Greece Western Macedonia
Autonomous regions	Monastic community of Mount Athos

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