Chameria

Chameria (Albanian: Çamëria, Greek: Τσαμουριά Tsamouriá) is a term used today mostly by Albanians for parts of the coastal region of Epirus in southern Albania and northwestern Greece It was also used by Greeks till the mid of 20th century and is frequently found in Greek literature. Today it is obsolete in Greek, surviving mainly in Greek folk songs, and is used mostly by Albanians as it is associated with the Cham Albanians. Most of what is called Chameria is divided between the Greek regional units of Thesprotia and Preveza, the southern extremity of Albania's Sarandë District and some villages in eastern Ioannina regional unit. The term is disused in Greece due in part to its perceived connotation of Albanian irredentism, and because the Greek toponyms Epirus and Thesprotia have been established for the region since antiquity.