Sopik, Dropull

Sopik is a settlement in Gjirokastër County, southeastern Albania. It is part of the former commune of Pogon. After the 2015 local government reform, it became part of the municipality of Dropull. A secondary border crossing point with Greece is situated near Sopik.

Name

The toponym Sopik is derived from either the Bulgarian word сoп, sop meaning 'hill, elevation' or the Serbian word сoп, sop meaning 'waterfall' with the suffix ик, ik.

Demographics

Sopik is a Greek speaking village. Inhabitants are Christians and the population was 499 in 1992. According to a 2014 report by the Albanian government, there were 670 Greeks in the village. Inhabitants who migrated from Sopik went to Athens in Greece.