Dryinopolis

Dryinopolis or Dryinoupolis (Greek: Δρυϊνόπολις or Δρυϊνούπολις) is a historical region in southwestern Albania and northwestern Greece in Epirus.

[5] After the sack of Constantinople by the Crusaders in 1204, the region came under the control of the Despotate of Epirus, a Greek successor state of the Byzantine Empire.

[1] In 1185 after the destruction of the town of Episkopi by the Normans, the seat was moved to Gardiq in Cepo region and in early 15th century it was transferred to Argyrokastron (modern Gjirokastër).

[14] After the defeat of the Ottoman Empire in the Balkan Wars (1912-1913) the metropolitan bishop of Dryinopolis, Vasileios, presided at the Pan-Epirotic conference that organized the defense of Northern Epirus against possible attacks by Albanian units.

[15] Later in 1914 Vasileios participated together with the rest of the local Orthodox metropolitan bishops in the formation of the provisional government of Northern Epirus.

[18] The Greek part of the region came under the religious jurisdiction of the Church of Greece and the Metropolis of Dryinopolis, Pogoniani and Konitsa, which preserved the older name.