Sopik, Dropull
Sopik
Σωπική | |
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| Country | File:Flag of Albania.svg Albania |
| County | Gjirokastër |
| Municipality | Dropull |
| Administrative unit | Pogon |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal Code | 6007[1] |
Sopik (Albanian definite form: Sopiku, 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.
Name
[edit | edit source]The toponym Sopik is derived from either the Bulgarian word сoп, sop meaning 'hill, elevation' or the Serbian word сoп, sop meaning 'waterfall' with the suffix ик, ik.[4]
Demographics
[edit | edit source]Sopik is a Greek speaking village.[5] Inhabitants are Christians and the population was 499 in 1992.[6] According to a 2014 report by the Albanian government, there were 670 Greeks in the village.[7] Inhabitants who migrated from Sopik went to Athens in Greece.[8]
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