Editing Epirus (section)

==Boundaries and definitions==
[[File:Epirus landsat.jpg|right|thumb|[[NASA]] satellite image of Epirus]]

Historically, the geographical area of Epirus proper is defined within the lines drawn from [[Cape of Gjuhëz|Cape Gjuhëz]] of the [[Ceraunian Mountains]] in the north-west, to [[Mount Qelqëz]] in the north-east, to [[Mount Gavrovo]] in the south-east, to the mouth of the [[Ambracian Gulf]] in the south-west.<ref>{{harvnb|Suha|2021|p=19}}</ref><ref>{{harvnb|Greenwalt|2011|p=280}}</ref> The northern boundary of ancient Epirus is alternatively given as the [[Vjosa]] river.<ref>{{harvnb|Wilkes|1995|loc=p. 92 "Appian's description of the Illyrian territories records a southern boundary with Chaonia and Thesprotia, where ancient Epirus began south of the river Aous (Vijosë)."}} ([https://books.google.com/books?id=4Nv6SPRKqs8C&dq=illyrians%20wilkes&pg=PR20 Map])</ref> Epirus's eastern boundary is defined by the [[Pindus Mountains]], that form the spine of mainland Greece and separate Epirus from [[Macedonia (Greece)|Macedonia]] and [[Thessaly]].<ref name=Britannica/> To the west, Epirus faces the [[Ionian Sea]]. The island of [[Corfu]] is situated off the Epirote coast but is not regarded as part of Epirus.

The definition of Epirus has changed over time, such that modern administrative boundaries do not correspond to the boundaries of ancient Epirus. The [[Epirus (region)|region of Epirus]] in Greece only comprises a fraction of classical Epirus and does not include its easternmost portions, which lie in Thessaly. In Albania, where the concept of Epirus is never used in an official context, the counties of Gjirokastër, [[Vlorë County|Vlorë]], and [[Berat County|Berat]] extend well beyond the northern and northeastern boundaries of classical Epirus.{{citation needed|date=August 2022}}