Drino

River in Albania and Greece

Drino
Drino River
Location
Countries	Albania and Greece
Physical characteristics

Source
• location	Ioannina regional unit, Greece

Mouth
• location	Vjosë
• coordinates	40°17′12″N 20°2′32″E / 40.28667°N 20.04222°E / 40.28667; 20.04222
Length	84.6 km (52.6 mi)
Basin size	1,320 km² (510 sq mi)^[1]
Basin features
Progression	Vjosë→ Adriatic Sea

The Drino or Drinos (Albanian: Drino, Greek: Δρίνος) is a river in southern Albania and northwestern Greece, and a tributary of the Vjosë. Its source is in the northwestern part of the Ioannina regional unit, near the village Delvinaki. The 84.6 km (52.6 mi) long Drino flows initially southwest, then northwest and crosses the Albanian border near Ktismata. It continues northwest through Gjirokastër and flows into the Vjosë near Tepelenë.

Name

The Albanian name of the river is Drino and the Greek name is Δρίνος, Drinos. The name of the river contains the root Drin-, which is considered to be of Illyrian origin and is encountered also in the northern Albanian river Drin (cf. also Drina between Bosnia and Herzegovina and Serbia).^[2]

References

^ "Rivers of Europe". researchgate.net. p. 3.
^ Demiraj, Shaban (2006). The origin of the Albanians: linguistically investigated. Academy of Sciences of Albania. pp. 146, 148−149. ISBN 9789994381715. Archived from the original on 20 November 2020.