Velahovë

Village in Vlorë, Albania From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Velahovë (Albanian definite form: Velahova, Greek: Βελιάχοβο) is a village in Vlorë County, southern Albania. At the 2015 local government reform it became part of the municipality of Finiq.[1]

Country Albania
Elevation
595 m (1,952 ft)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
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Velahovë
Βελιάχοβο
Village
Velahovë is located in Albania
Velahovë
Velahovë
Coordinates: 39°54′9″N 20°9′5″E
Country Albania
CountyVlorë
MunicipalityFiniq
Elevation
595 m (1,952 ft)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
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Name

The toponym Velahovë is either derived from an ethnic name влах, Vlah meaning 'Aromanian'; or based on older evidence it is from a personal name Велих(о), Velih(o) from the Bulgarian dialectal word вели, veli meaning 'great, high' and the suffix -ов-а, ov-a.[2]

Demographics

The village is inhabited by Greeks and the population was 142 in 1992.[3]

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