Kudhës
Kudhës is a village on the Albanian Riviera, Vlorë County, Albania. It is part of the Himarë municipality.
Etymology
Kudhës and the river with the same name is related to the Albanian word kudh "pot, jug", therefore meaning "potter’s river, pot-shaped river". The toponym is formed with the Albanian nominal suffix --ëѕ, cf. Gjerbës, Krahëѕ.
It was recorded as Kudes in 1431 in Ottoman defters and Coudessi in 1805 by François Pouqueville.
Demographics
The village of Kudhës is inhabited by an Orthodox Albanian population.
Notable people
- Sotiris Ninis, Greek professional footballer born in Kudhës
References
- ^ "Location of Kudhës". Retrieved 2010-06-20.
- ^ "Law nr. 115/2014" (PDF) (in Albanian). p. 6376. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
- ^ A1994HydronymicaAlbania_Revised2014.pdf
- ^ Kallivretakis, Leonidas (1995). "Η ελληνική κοινότητα της Αλβανίας υπό το πρίσμα της ιστορικής γεωγραφίας και δημογραφίας [The Greek Community of Albania in terms of historical geography and demography." In Nikolakopoulos, Ilias, Kouloubis Theodoros A. & Thanos M. Veremis (eds). Ο Ελληνισμός της Αλβανίας [The Greeks of Albania]. University of Athens. p. 51. "ΑΧ Αλβανοί Ορθόδοξοι Χριστιανοί"; p.53. "KUDHES ΚΟΥΔΕΣΙ 748 ΑΧ"
- ^ "17-vjecari shqiptar portier i Panathinaikos dhe shpresa e kombetares greke" (in Albanian). Shqiptarja. 2 November 2011. Retrieved 24 March 2022.
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| Administrative unit of Lukovë | ||
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