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Country
  
Albania

Administrative Unit
  
Dropull i Poshtëm

Municipality
  
Dropull

County
  
Gjirokastër

Time zone
  
CET (UTC+1)

Municipal unit
  
Dropull i Poshtëm

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Goranxi (Greek: Γοραντζή, Gorantzi (or) Καλογοραντζή, Kalogorantzi) is a settlement in the former Dropull i Poshtëm municipality, Gjirokastër County, southern Albania. At the 2015 local government reform it became part of the municipality Dropull. It is within the larger Dropull region. It is inhabited by members of the Greek minority.

Contents

Map of Goranxi, Albania

Religion

Albanian Orthodox complexes within Goranxi:

  • Church of St. Athanasius (Kisha e Shën Thanasit)
  • Monastery of St. Mary (Manastiri i Shën Mërisë) - Declared a "Cultural Monument" (Monumente kulturore) in 1963.

    • References

    Goranxi Wikipedia
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