| Cangonj Pass | |
|---|---|
| Gryka e Cangonjit | |
  Location in Albania | |
| Location | Cangonj, Korçë County, Albania |
| Range | Mount Moravë and Mount Ivan |
| Coordinates | 40°41′36.5676″N 20°54′30.495″E / 40.693491000°N 20.90847083°E |
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Cangonj Pass (Albanian: Gryka e Cangonjit;[1] Albanian pronunciation: [ɡɾyːka e t͡sanˈɡɔɲit]) is a mountain pass located in the village of Cangonj, Korçë County, southeastern Albania. It is located between Mount Moravë and Mount Ivan south of Lake Prespa, and connects the Korçë Plain in the west with the Poloskë-Bilisht plain in the east. Crossed by the Devoll, the mountain pass was formed through the millennia by the excavating process of the flow of this river.[2]
In classical antiquity the name of the mountain pass was recorded as Tsangon,[3][4] which was traditionally a border area between Macedon and Illyria, being part of an important east-west communication route.[5][6]
- ^ Xholi & Vejsiu 2008, p. 1284
- ^ Oikonomidis 2018, pp. 133, 134, 137
- ^ Winnifrith 2002, p. 146: "Hammond talks about the lack of food, but there was food on the Poloskë plain east of the Tsangon pass, and Alexander, after an initial display of strength, was able to get food, although there were Illyrians on the mountains."
- ^ King 2017, p. 148: "Winnifrith 2002: 143–148 suggests a site closer to the Tsangon Pass at Zvezdë. For the latter reference I am indebted to Jake Morton (personal correspondence); his recent autopsy leads him to favour Winnifrith’s suggestion, Zvezdë over Goricë and Selcë, which he believes is too far north."
- ^ Oikonomidis 2018, p. 137
- ^ Morton 2017, p. 91