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Sarandë (Albanian: [saˈɾandə]; Albanian definite form: Saranda; Greek: Άγιοι Σαράντα, romanized: Ágioi Saránta) is a city in the Republic of Albania and the seat of Sarandë Municipality. Geographically, the city is located on an open sea gulf of the Ionian Sea within the Mediterranean Sea.
The monastery was probably founded during the reign of Byzantine Emperor Justinian (527–565 AD) and remained a shrine until the communist era in Albania (1944-1991). [1] The complex of the monastery included the basilica church as well as hostels for pilgrims and other guests, underground chambers, holy water springs and crypts.
Today, around 40 to 50 Jews are living in Albania, most of them are living in the capital, [29] Tirana. An old synagogue was discovered in the city of Saranda [ 30 ] [ 31 ] and a new synagogue which is known as "Hechal Shlomo" started providing services to the Jewish community in Tirana in December 2010.
Albania is a secular and religiously diverse country with no official religion and thus, freedom of religion, belief and conscience are guaranteed under the country's constitution. [2] Islam is the most common religion in Albania, followed by Christianity, though religiosity is low and there are many irreligious Albanians.
Sarandë District (Albanian: Rrethi i Sarandës) was one of the 36 districts of Albania, which were dissolved in July 2000 and replaced by 12 newly created counties. It had a population of 35,235 in 2001, and an area of 730 km 2 (280 sq mi). [1] The centre of the district was the city of Sarandë.
This article is a list of Bektashi tekkes (convents or gathering places) and tyrbes (shrines or holy tombs) in Albania, Kosovo, North Macedonia, Greece, and other countries. The list is based on Elsie (2019).
Lëkurësi Castle (Albanian: Kalaja e Lëkurësit) 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. [1]
Ksamil (Albanian: Ksamili, Greek: Εξαμίλι) is a village and a former municipality in the riviera of Southern Albania, and part of Butrint National Park.At the 2015 local government reform it became a subdivision of the municipality Sarandë. [2]