Nivan

For places in Iran, see Nivan, Iran (disambiguation).

Nivan is a populated place in Gjirokastër County, southern Albania. At the 2015 local government reform it became part of the municipality Libohovë.^[1] Nivan is the administration center for the valley of Zagori. After 1990 Nivan and all the villages of the valley, had a drastic population decrease.

Nivan
Village
Nivan
Coordinates: 40°11′N 20°17′E
Country	Albania
County	Gjirokastër
Municipality	Libohovë
Administrative unit	Zagori
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)

Demographics

Nivan is inhabited by an Orthodox Albanian population and some Aromanian families.^[2][3] The Aromanian presence in Nivan dates to the 20th century when during the communist era in Albania they settled in the area.^[3]