Kudhës

Kudhës is a village on the Albanian Riviera, Vlorë County, Albania. It is part of the Himarë municipality.

Etymology Kudhës and the river with the same name is related to the Albanian word kudh "pot, jug", therefore meaning "potter’s river, pot-shaped river". The toponym is formed with the Albanian nominal suffix --ëѕ, cf. Gjerbës, Krahëѕ.Hydronymica Albania, Robert Elsie (2004)

It was recorded as Kudes in 1431 in Ottoman defters and Coudessi in 1805 by François Pouqueville.

Demographics The village of Kudhës is inhabited by an Orthodox Albanian population.Kallivretakis, Leonidas (1995). "Η ελληνική κοινότητα της Αλβανίας υπό το πρίσμα της ιστορικής γεωγραφίας και δημογραφίας [The Greek Community of Albania in terms of historical geography and demography." In Nikolakopoulos, Ilias, Kouloubis Theodoros A. & Thanos M. Veremis (eds). Ο Ελληνισμός της Αλβανίας [The Greeks of Albania]. University of Athens. p. 51. "ΑΧ Αλβανοί Ορθόδοξοι Χριστιανοί"; p.53. "KUDHES ΚΟΥΔΕΣΙ 748 ΑΧ"

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