Sopik
Σωπική
Village
Sopik is located in Albania
Sopik
Sopik
Coordinates: 40°5′10″N 20°24′46″E / 40.08611°N 20.41278°E / 40.08611; 20.41278
Country Albania
CountyGjirokastër
MunicipalityDropull
Municipal unitPogon
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal Code
6007[1]

Sopik (Greek: Σωπική) is a settlement in Gjirokastër County, southeastern Albania.[2] It is part of the former commune of Pogon. After the 2015 local government reform, it became part of the municipality of Dropull.[3] A secondary border crossing point with Greece is situated near Sopik. According to a 2014 report by the Albanian government, there were 670 ethnic Greeks in the village.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Kodi Postar, Qarku Gjirokastër" [Postal Code, Gjirokastër County] (PDF). Posta Shqiptare. 2017.
  2. ↑ Sopik Location
  3. ↑ "Law nr. 115/2014" (PDF) (in Albanian). p. 6371. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
  4. ↑ "Fourth Report submitted by Albania pursuant to Article 25, paragraph 2 of the Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities". Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Republic of Albania. p. 98. Retrieved 28 December 2018.


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