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	The region of Epirus in the 20th century, divided between Greece and Albania. Grey: approx. extent of Epirus in antiquity; Orange: Greek region of Epirus; Green: approx. extent of largest concentration of Greeks in "Northern Epirus". Red dotted line: territory of autonomous state of Northern Epirus

Epirus is a historical and geographical region of the southwestern Balkans, straddling modern Greece and Albania.

The name Epirus, from the Greek "Ήπειρος" meaning "continent" may also refer to:

Geographical edit

Epirus (region), one of the thirteen regions (administrative divisions) of Greece
Northern Epirus, a term used to refer to those parts of the historical region which today are part of Albania

Epirus (ancient state), a Greek state (330–167 BC)
Epirus Vetus ("Old Epirus", 146 BC–395 AD), province of the Roman Empire
Epirus Nova ("New Epirus"), a province of the Roman Empire
Despotate of Epirus (1205–1479), one of the successor states of the Byzantine Empire
Principality of Epirus, another name for the Ottoman pashalik of Yanina (1430–1868)
Autonomous Republic of Northern Epirus, a short lived state (1914) proclaimed by the pro-Greek party in modern Southern Albania (Northern Epirus)