Përmet (Albanian: [pəɾˈmɛt]; definite Albanian form: Permeti) is a city and municipality in Gjirokastër County, southern Albania. The municipality of Përmet consists of the administrative units of Çarçovë, Frashër, Petran, Qendër Piskovë and Përmet.[1][2] The total population is 10,614 (2011 census),[lower-alpha 1][3] in a total area of 602.47 km2.[4] The population of the former municipality at the 2011 census was 5,945.[3] It is flanked by the Vjosë river, which runs along the Trebeshinë-Dhëmbel-Nemërçkë mountain chain, between Trebeshinë and Dhëmbel mountains, and through the Këlcyrë Gorge.
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Coordinates: 40°14′N 20°21′E | |
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County | Gjirokastër |
Government | |
• Mayor | Alma Hoxha (PS) |
Area | |
• Municipality | 602.47 km2 (232.61 sq mi) |
Population (2011) | |
• Municipality | 10,614 |
• Municipality density | 18/km2 (46/sq mi) |
• Municipal unit | 5,945 |
Demonym | Albanian: Përmetar(e) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal Code | 6401 |
Area Code | (0)813 |
Website | bashkiapermet.gov.al |
The town itself is known in Albanian as Përmet, and definite Albanian form: Përmeti when in definite form. The town is known in Italian as Permet, Aromanian as Pãrmeti,[5] in Greek as Πρεμετή/Premeti[6][7] and in Turkish as Permedi.[8]
In 14th century Përmet came under Ottoman rule and became first a kaza of the sanjak of Gjirokastër and later of the Sanjak of Ioannina.[9][10]
During the era of conversions to Islam in the 18th century, Christian Albanian speaking areas such as the region of Rrëzë strongly resisted those efforts, in particular the village of Hormovë and the town of Përmet.[11]
In 1778, a Greek school was established and financed by the local Orthodox Church and the diaspora of the town.[12]
After a successful revolt in 1833 the Ottoman Empire replaced Ottoman officials in the town with local Albanian ones and proclaimed a general amnesty for all those who had been involved in the uprising.[13] The artisans of the kaza of Përmet held the monopoly in the trade of opinga in the vilayets of Shkodër and Janina until 1841, when that privilege was revoked under the Tanzimat reforms.[14] In 1882 Greek education was expanded with the foundation of a Greek girls' school subsidized by members of the local diaspora that lived in Constantinople, as well as the Greek national benefactor, Konstantinos Zappas.[12] The first Albanian-language school of the town was founded in the beginning of 1890 by Llukë Papavrami, a teacher from Hotovë, who had the endorsement of Naim Frasheri.[15][16] A great contribution for the Albanian school was given by philanthropists Mihal Kerbici, Pano Duro and Stathaq Duka. Duro and Kerbici financed until 1896 the salaries of five teachers, whereas Stathaq Duka bequeathed in 1886 scholarships for studies in the schools of Jurisprudence and Medicine.[16] In 1909 during the Second Constitutional Era the authorities allowed Albanian language to be taught in the local madrasah.[17] It was a kaza centre as "Premedi" in Ergiri sanjak of Yanya Vilayet till 1912. During the Albanian Revolt of 1912 Përmet was freed by the Ottomans by Albanians under the leadership of Menduh Zavalani, Nexhip Bënja, Spiro Bellkameni and Servet Frashëri on 14 August.[18]
In 1912, during the First Balkan War the population founded a committee that had as its goal the organization of the local resistance with help from government of Vlora and chetas operating across Southern Albania. In a 28 December rally through the town centre people of Permet agreed they must fight where the nation most needed.[19] In February 1913, units of the advancing 3rd Division of the Greek Army entered the town without facing Ottoman resistance,[20] while the resistance of the local population was not sufficient due to small amount of arms.[19] In 1914, Përmet became part of the Autonomous Republic of Northern Epirus, which struggled against annexation of the region to the Albanian state.[21]
During the Greco-Italian War, on December 4, 1940, the town came under the control of the advancing forces of the Greek II Army Corps.[22] Përmet returned to Axis control in April 1941. In May 1944 the National Liberation Movement held in the town the congress, which elected the provisional government of Albania.[23]
In August 2013, demonstrations took place[24] by the local Orthodox community as a result of the confiscation of the Cathedral of the Assumption of the Virgin and the forcible removal of the clergy and of religious artifacts from the temple, by the state authorities.[25][26] The Cathedral was allegedly not fully returned to the Orthodox Autocephalous Church of Albania after the restoration of Democracy in the country.[27] The incident provoked reactions by the Orthodox Church of Albania and also trigerred diplomatic intervention from Greece.[26][28]
The total population is 10,614 (2011 census). The population of the former municipality at the 2011 census was 5,945.[3]
In Përmet, apart from Muslim and Christian Albanian communities, Greeks and Aromanians are also found in a number of neighbourhoods.[30]
Përmet is known for its cuisine, particularly the many different types of jam (reçel) and kompot (komposto), and the production of local wine and raki.[31]
Përmet is also home to the football club SK Përmeti and basketball club KB Përmeti.
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(help)Shtrirja e gjerë e kryengritjes, që fillonte nga Skrapari e Kurveleshi, në Myzeqe e në Vlorë e deri në Çamëri, e detyruan Portën e Lartë të hiqte dorë nga rekrutimi i ushtarëve nizamë, të shpallte amnistinë dhe të lejonte vendosjen e disa shqiptarëve si qeveritarë në kazatë e Beratit, të Vlorës, të Tepelenës, të Gjirokastrës e të Përmetit dhe emërimin e të tjerëve si komandantë në garnizonet e kështjellave të Beratit, të Gjirokastrës etj.
Përmeti u çlirua nga pushtuesit shekullorë osmanë më 14 gusht 1912 nga çetat e lirisë të komanduara nga Menduh Zavalani.
On 22 February, Division III moved from Korytsa towards Premeti, by way of Leskovik, meeting no Turkish resistance.
Besides Argyrokastro, the Autonomous North Epirus included the towns of Chimara, Delvino, Santi Quaranta, and Premeti
Clergy and faithful were violently ejected from an Orthodox church in Premeti during the celebrations for the Assumption of the Virgin Mary on 16 August 2013, by private security and municipal authorities. Religious items such as icons and utensils were also confiscated.
A further point of contention between the Albanian Orthodox Church and the Albanian government is the return of church property.... In addition many holy icons and vessels of the Orthodox Church are being held in national museums, allegedly because of the Albanian government is concerned with protecting these valuable objects.... other church property that have been allegedly not been fully returned by the state include, the Cathedral of the Assumption in Permet
"Greeks... as well as in neighbourhoods in Permet and Carshove.... Vlachs also live in mixed neighbourhoods in Permet, Carshove and Leskovik.
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