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Sarandë

Southern Europe

Sarandë is a city on Albania's Ionian Sea coast and the seat of Sarandë Municipality, with a Mediterranean climate that brings more than 300 sunny days a year. In antiquity the settlement was known as Onchesmus, a port town of Chaonia in ancient Epirus; its modern name comes from a nearby Byzantine monastery dedicated to the Forty Saints, associated with the city from the High Middle Ages onward. Sarandë is a major tourist destination for its Ionian waters and proximity to the ancient city of Butrint, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and its population includes both ethnic Albanians and a significant Greek minority, making it one of the two main centers of the Greek community in Albania. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Population
22,613 1
Area (sq km)
58.96 1
Founding Year
1412 2
Founding Year
1412 2
Population Estimate Year
2023 1
Elevation (m)
0 1
Latitude
39.875 degrees north 1
Longitude
20.01 degrees east 1
FAQs

Why is the city called Sarandë?

It is named after a Byzantine monastery of the Forty Saints.

Sarandë was named after the Byzantine monastery of the Agioi Saranda, Greek for the Forty Saints, that is, the Forty Martyrs of Sebaste. In ancient times the city had a different name and was known as Onchesmus.
Sources
1. Sarandë (Wikidata)
  • P1082 (population)
    population 22,613 (2023)
  • P625 (coordinate location)
    latitude 39.875, longitude 20.01
  • P2044 (elevation above sea level)
    elevation 0 m
  • P2046 (area)
    area 58.96 sq km
  • P1082 (population), P585 (point in time)
    population 22613 (2023)
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2. Wikipedia (Albanian): Saranda
Wikipedia (Albanian)
  • Source text, founding-year-range-start: 1412
    Për herë të parë emri i Sarandës përmendet në vitin 1412.
  • Source text, founding-year-range-end: 1412
    Për herë të parë emri i Sarandës përmendet në vitin 1412.
  • Source text, founding-year: 1412
    Për herë të parë emri i Sarandës përmendet në vitin 1412.
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Sarandë (Wikipedia)
  • Lead section
    Sarandë (Albanian: [saˈɾandə]; Albanian definite form: Saranda; Greek: Άγιοι Σαράντα) is a city in Albania and the seat of Sarandë Municipality.
  • In Group: Cities of Southern Europe (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregion
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