Ancient city of Orik, Ancient archaeological site in Vlorë District, Albania.

The ancient city of Orik occupies a hill above the Pasha-Liman lagoon in Pashaliman, Vlorë County. Its houses were cut into the hillside rock, measuring between 7x9 m and 4x4 m, with one or two rooms, and date to about the 3rd century BC. A 44 m section of the late antique circuit wall survives on the east, 15 m of it still under the lagoon. The acropolis wall is 39.6 m long and up to 3.25 m wide.

The settlement was founded in the 6th century BC and became a strategic harbor during the conflicts between Macedonia and Rome at the end of the 3rd century BC. This port location gave it importance in the ancient Mediterranean power struggles.

Residents carved dwelling spaces directly into the rocky hillside, adapting their homes to the natural terrain in practical ways. The varied sizes of these carved rooms show how people organized their living spaces within the stone itself.

The ruins lie on a hill above the Pasha-Liman lagoon, and the surviving structures are reached on foot over uneven rock. A 44 m stretch of the late antique circuit wall runs along the east side, 15 m of it still under the lagoon water. The rock-cut staircase on the hill ridge is well preserved, with steps 0.40 m wide and 0.10–0.12 m high.

The eastern circuit wall survives for 44 m, but 15 m of it still lies beneath the lagoon's surface. The wall is 1.90 m wide and dates to late antiquity, showing that part of Orik's defences now stands in shallow water.