Metoq
Metoq 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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Village
- Description: village in Vlorë, Albania
- Also known as: “Metogjashta”, “Metohi”, and “Metoqi”
- Address: SARANDË
Places of Interest
Highlights include Lëkurësi Castle and Forty Saints Monastery.
Lëkurësi Castle
Photo: Pasztilla, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Lëkurësi Castle is a ruined castle near Sarandë, southern Albania. The castle is on a strategic hill point overlooking the town of Sarandë, southeast of the town centre. From here one can control the whole town as well as the islands of Ksamil.
Forty Saints Monastery
Photo: Albinfo, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Monastery of the Forty Saint Martyrs is a ruined Eastern Orthodox monastery overlooking the coastal city of Sarandë in southern Albania. The monastery was erected during the 6th century AD and possibly became for at least one millennium the most important pilgrimage site in the Ionian Sea region.
Port of Sarandë
Marina
Photo: Joergsam, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Port of Sarandë or Sarandë Harbor is a port of Albania in the city of Sarandë. As of 2012, the port is undergoing an expansion to include a cruise line terminal. Port of Sarandë is situated 2½ km west of Metoq.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Gjashtë and Vrion.
Gjashtë
Village
Gjashtë is a village in the municipality of Sarandë, Vlorë County, southwestern Albania.
Vrion
Village
Vrion is a village in Vlorë County, southwestern Albania. It is part of the municipality Finiq. It is located to the east of Sarandë, next to the village of Metoq.
Sarandë
Sarandë, the gateway to southern Coastal Albania, is a small town of about 33,000 inhabitants, situated on a beautiful horseshoe bay between the mountains and the Ionian Sea.
Metoq
- Categories: human settlement and locality
- Location: Komuna e Finiqit, Bashkia Finiq, Vlorë County, Albania, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
39.87211° or 39° 52′ 20″ northLongitude
20.03414° or 20° 2′ 3″ eastElevation
18 metres (59 feet)Open location code
8GF2V2CM+RMOpenStreetMap ID
node 728420982OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Albanian to Irish—“Metoq” goes by many names.
- Albanian: “Metoq”
- Dutch: “Metoq”
- Greek: “Μετόχι Βορείου Ηπείρου”
- Greek: “Μετόχι”
- Irish: “Metoq”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Tempulli Antik and Metoq Baptist Church.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Metoq”. Photo: Dirk.heldmaier, CC BY-SA 3.0.