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Country
  
Albania

Administrative Unit
  
Miras

Municipality
  
Devoll, Korçë

County
  
Korçë

Time zone
  
CET (UTC+1)

Municipal unit
  
Miras

Ziçisht

Ziçisht is a settlement in the Korçë County, southeastern Albania. It is part of the former municipality Miras. At the 2015 local government reform it became part of the municipality Devoll.

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Map of Zi%C3%A7isht, Albania

It has a population of about 300. Many of its people emigrated to Greece or the United States because of the harsh living conditions.

Notable people

  • Bishop Eulogios (Kourilas) of Korçë (1880–1961) Orthodox bishop.
  • Constantin Anastas Chekrezi, nationalist figure, historian, and publisher
  • Petraq Zoto, writer
  • Mihallaq Ziçishti Former Vice Minister of the Interior until 1982, known for the grottesque defense of himself in the Communist trial, that saved him the life.

    • References

    Ziçisht Wikipedia
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