The Albanian village Qurka (Κιούρκα) today renamed to Afídnes (Αφίδνες)

The Albanian village Qurka (Κιούρκα) today renamed to Afídnes (Αφίδνες)

Before 1919, the village of Qurka was known by its old Greek name Κιούρκα (Kiourka). Today, this village is called Αφίδνες (Afídnes), showing traces of a Greekification and Hellenization of Albanian toponyms and lands.

Sources 

Bellusci, Antonio (1994). Ricerche e studi tra gli arberori dell’ellade. Centro ricerche socio-culturali G. Castriota. p. 33.

Πανδέκτης: Kioúrka – Afídnes

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