Ziçisht
Village in Devoll, region Korçë, Albania
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Ziçisht is a settlement in the Korçë County, southeastern Albania.[1] It is part of the former municipality Miras. At the 2015 local government reform it became part of the municipality Devoll.[2]
Ziçisht | |
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.svg)  Ziçisht Location within Albania | |
| Coordinates: 40°33′27″N 20°55′27″E | |
| Country |  Albania |
| County | Korçë |
| Municipality | Devoll |
| Administrative unit | Miras |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
During the Macedonian struggle, Nikolaos Dailakis, a Greek revolutionary was active in some Albanian speaking villages such as Ziçisht and Sinicë.[3]
Notable people
- Bishop Eulogios (Kourilas) of Korçë (1880–1961) Orthodox bishop.
- Kostë Çekrezi, nationalist figure, historian, and publisher
- Petraq Zoto, writer
- Mihallaq Ziçishti, former Vice Minister of the Interior until 1982, known for the grotesque defense of himself in the Communist trial, that saved him the life.[4]
