Kardhiq

Kardhiq is a village in the former Cepo commune, Gjirokastër County, Albania. At the 2015 local government reform it became part of the municipality Gjirokastër. The village is inhabited by Muslim Albanians and an Orthodox Albanian population. Kardhiq Castle is located near the village.
History.
On 15 March 1812, the village was destroyed and 730 of its Muslim Albanian inhabitants were massacred by Greek forces of Thanasis Vagias serving the local Ottoman Albanian ruler Ali Pasha. The later ordered the massacre due to a long-standing vendetta he had with the village.