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| Coordinates: 40°14′N 20°21′E / 40.23°N 20.35°E / 40.23; 20.35 | |
| Country |  Albania |
| County | Gjirokastër |
| Area | |
| • Municipality | 601.95 km (232.41 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 246 m (807 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Municipality | 10,614 |
| • Municipality density | 18/km (46/sq mi) |
| • Municipal unit | 5,945 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal Code | 6401 |
| Area Code | 0813 |
| Website | http://permeti-jone.com/ |
Përmet (Albanian definite form: Përmeti; Template:Lang-el, Premeti) is a municipality in Gjirokastër County, southern Albania. It was formed at the 2015 local government reform by the merger of the former municipalities Çarçovë, Frashër, Përmet, Petran and Qendër Piskovë, that became municipal units. The seat of the municipality is the town Përmet. The total population is 10,614 (2011 census), in a total area of 601.95 km. The population of the former municipality at the 2011 census was 5,945. It is flanked by the Vjosë river, which runs along the Trebeshinë-Dhëmbel-Nemërçkë mountain chain, between Trebeshinë and Dhëmbel mountains, and through the Këlcyra gorge.
History
In 15th century Përmet came under Ottoman rule and became first a kaza of the sanjak of Gjirokastër and later of the Sanjak of Ioannina. During the 18th and the 19th centuries a Greek school was operating in the town. After a successful revolt in 1833 the Ottoman Empire replaced Ottoman officials in the town with local Albanian ones and proclaimed a general amnesty for all those who had been involved in the uprising. The artisans of the kaza of Përmet held the monopoly in the trade of opinga in the vilayets of Shkodër and Janina until 1841, when that privilege was revoked under the Tanzimat reforms. The first Albanian-language school of the town was founded in 1889–90 by teachers who worked in the local Muslim madrasah and the Greek Orthodox school. Later the Ottoman authorities forbade Muslim pupils to attend it and the school was eventually banned. In 1909 during the Second Constitutional Era the authorities allowed Albanian language to be taught in the local madrasah.
During the Greco-Italian War, on December 4, 1940, the town came under the control of the advancing forces of the Greek II Army Corps. Permet returned to Axis control in April 1941. In May 1944 the National Liberation Movement held in the town the congress, which elected the provisional government of Albania. During the Communist era Përmet held the title of the Hero City.
Culture
Përmet is known for its cuisine, particularly the many different types of jam and kompot known respectively as reçel and komposto, and the production of local wine and raki.
Sports
Përmet is also home to the football club SK Përmeti
Notable people
- Vasileios Ioannidis, theologian and professor
- Odhise Paskali, sculptor People's Artist of Albania
- Turhan Përmeti, politician and former Prime Minister of Albania
- Simon Stefani, politician
See also
References
- Bugajski, J. Political Parties of Eastern Europe: A Guide to Politics in the Post-Communist Era. M.E. Sharpe, p.682.
- Law nr. 115/2014
- Interactive map administrative territorial reform
- 2011 census results
- ^ History of the Albanian people p.85
- H. Karpat, Kemal (1985). Ottoman population, 1830–1914: demographic and social characteristics. p. 146. ISBN 9780299091606. Retrieved 22 September 2011.
- "Σχολή Σχολή Πρεμετής. [School of Permet]". Κάτοπρον Ελληνικής Επιστήμης και Φιλοσοφίας (University of Athens) (in Greek). Retrieved 2010-10-30.
- History of the Albanian people pp. 45–6
- History of the Albanian people p.401
- John Carr. The Defence and Fall of Greece 1940-1941, p. 90
- Vickers, Miranda (1999). The Albanians: a modern history. I.B.Tauris. p. 155. ISBN 9781860645419.
Sources
- Blocal, Giulia (5 October 2014). "Përmet and the Balkan side of Albania". Blocal Travel blog.
- History of the Albanian people II 1830–1912. Academy of Sciences of Albania. 2002.
External links
| Subdivisions of Gjirokastër County | ||
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| County seat: Gjirokastër | ||
| Municipality of Dropull |  | |
| Municipality of Gjirokastër | ||
| Municipality of Këlcyrë | ||
| Municipality of Libohovë | ||
| Municipality of Memaliaj | ||
| Municipality of Përmet | ||
| Municipality of Tepelenë | ||
| Subdivisions of Përmet municipality | ||
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| Municipal seat: Përmet | ||
| Administrative unit of Çarçovë |
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| Administrative unit of Frashër |
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| Administrative unit of Përmet | ||
| Administrative unit of Petran | ||
| Administrative unit of Qendër Piskovë |
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| Municipalities of Albania | ||
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| The municipalities of Albania are the country's administrative divisions consisting of local administrative units and their inclusive villages. | ||
| Berat County |  | |
| Dibër County | ||
| Durrës County | ||
| Elbasan County | ||
| Fier County | ||
| Gjirokastër County | ||
| Korçë County | ||
| Kukës County | ||
| Lezhë County | ||
| Shkodër County | ||
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