Sarandë
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Sarandë （Albanian: [saˈɾa:ndə]; definite Albanian form: Saranda; Greek: Άγιοι Σαράντα, romanized: Agioi Saranda; Italian: Santiquaranta） is a city in the Republic of Albania and seat of Sarandë Municipality.
Geographically, the city is located on an open sea gulf of the Ionian Sea within the Mediterranean Sea.
Stretching along the Albanian Ionian Sea Coast, Saranda typically has a Mediterranean climate with over 300 sunny days a year.
Sarandë is known for its blue deep waters of the Mediterranean.
Near Sarandë are the remains of the ancient city of Butrint, a UNESCO World Heritage site.
In recent years, Saranda has seen a steady increase in tourists, many of them coming by cruise ship.
Visitors are attracted by the natural environment of Saranda and its archaeological sites.
Sarandë is inhabited by a majority of ethnic Albanians, and also has a minority Greek community and as such it has been considered one of the two centers of the Greek minority in Albania.
Saranda is from the name of the Byzantine monastery of the Agioi Saranda （Greek: Άγιοι Σαράντα）, meaning the "Forty Saints", in honor of the Forty Martyrs of Sebaste.
Under Ottoman rule, the town in the Turkish language became known as Aya Sarandi and then Sarandoz.
Owing to Venetian influence in the region, it often appeared under its Italian name Santi Quaranta on Western maps.
This usage continued even after the establishment of the Principality of Albania, owing to the first Italian occupation of the region.
During the Italian occupation of Albania in World War II, Benito Mussolini changed the name to Porto Edda, in honor of his eldest daughter.
Following the restoration of Albanian independence, the city employed it...
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