Nivan
Nivan is a populated place in Gjirokastër County, southern Albania. At the 2015 local government reform it became part of the municipality Libohovë. Nivan is the administration center for the valley of Zagori.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Village
- Description: village in Gjirokastër, Albania
- Address: BASHKIA LIBOHOVË
Places of Interest
Highlights include Dhëmbel.
Dhëmbel
Peak
Photo: Malenki, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Dhëmbel is a massif situated on the border between Gjirokastër and Përmet municipalities, in southern Albania. Part of the Trebeshinë-Dhëmbel-Nemërçkë mountain range, it rises at an elevation of 2,050.7 m and stretches approximately 10–12 km from Gryka e Këlcyrës in the north to Qafa e Dhëmbelit in the south. Dhëmbel is situated 2½ km northeast of Nivan.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sheper and Leusë.
Sheper
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Sheper is a community in the Gjirokastër County, southern Albania. Sheperi is the largest village of the former Zagori municipality. At the 2015 local government reform it became part of the municipality Libohovë.
Leusë
Village
Leusë is a village in Gjirokastër County, southern Albania. At the 2015 local government reform it became part of the municipality Përmet. Leusë is situated 7 km northeast of Nivan.
Lliar
Village
Lliar is a small village in Gjirokastër County, southern Albania. At the 2015 local government reform it became part of the municipality of Libohovë. An Eastern Orthodox church dedicated to Saint Nicholas is located within the village. Lliar is situated 7 km northwest of Nivan.
Nivan
- Categories: human settlement and locality
- Location: Zagori, Bashkia Libohovë, Gjirokastër County, Albania, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
40.18178° or 40° 10′ 54″ northLongitude
20.292° or 20° 17′ 31″ eastElevation
861 metres (2,825 feet)Open location code
8GG257JR+PQOpenStreetMap ID
node 728418157OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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In Other Languages
From Albanian to Irish—“Nivan” goes by many names.
- Albanian: “Nivan”
- Albanian: “Nivani”
- Dutch: “Nivan”
- Irish: “Nivan”
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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 “Nivan”. Photo: Dirk.heldmaier, CC BY-SA 3.0.