Zervat

Zervat (Albanian: Zervati, Greek: Ζερβάτι; romanized: Zerváti) is a village in Gjirokastër County, southern Albania.

[3] The village received its name due to the conversion of a surname to a toponym.

[6] In the Ottoman register of 1520 for the Sanjak of Avlona, Zervat was attested a village in the timar under the authority of Ali from Damës.

The anthroponymy attested belonged almost entirely to the Albanian onomastic sphere, characterised by personal names such as Bardh, Deda, Gjin, Gjon, Kola, Leka, Progor and others.

has a permanent population of roughly 200-250 inhabitants, notably due to migration to Greece or other countries.