Part of a series of articles on Albanians Albanian culture Literature · Modern art Music · Sport · Cuisine Image File history File links Flag_of_Albania. ... // The oldest known document in Albanian is from November 8, 1462, a formula of baptism (Albanian: Formula e Pagëzimit) by the bishop of Durrës, Pal Engjëlli. ... Frontispiece of Historia de vita et gestis Scanderbegi, Epirotarum principis by Marin Barleti Albania, part of the ancient Illyrian territories, a cross-road of civilizations and geopolitical interests during the barbaric onslaughts and later on a province of the Eastern and Western Empires, Rome and Byzantium, after, over centuries, having... // A Brief History Albania, a country of southeastern Europe, has a unique culture from that of other European countries. ... Albanian drummers playing in the street of Prizren, Kosovo Albania is a Southeast European nation that was ruled by Enver Hoxhas communist government for much of the later part of the 20th century, it is now a democratic country. ... Albanian cuisine consists of local dishes from around the country of Albania. ... By region or country Albania · Republic of Macedonia · Montenegro Serbia (Kosovo • South • Belgrade) Romania · United States Çamëria · Greece · Italy Bulgaria Albanians in the Republic of Macedonia, according to the 1981 census. ... Albanians in Kosovo in 1991. ... There is an Albanian minority living in Central Serbia. ... Belgrade, Serbia, has a small Albanian community. ... Cham Albanians (In Albanian: Çamë, in Greek: Τσάμηδες Tsámidhes) are a group of ethnic Albanians originally residing close to the river Thyamis (Θύαμις in Greek, Çam in Albanian). ... Varieties of Albanian Albanian · Gheg · Tosk Arvanitika · Arbëresh (Italy) Geg is a northern Albanian dialect. ... Tosk is the southern dialect of the Albanian language. ... Arvanitika or Arvanitic (native name: arbërisht, Greek: αρβανίτικα arvanitika) is the variety of Albanian traditionally spoken by the Arvanites, a population group in Greece. ... Arbëresh (or Arbërishte or Arbërisht) is the dialect of the Albanian language spoken by the Arbëreshë and Arvanites the Albanian-speaking minorities in Italy and Greece. ... History of Albanians Origins · History · Illyrians The origin of Albanians has been for some time a matter of dispute among historians. ... This article briefly outlines each period in the history of Albania; details are presented in separate articles (see the links in the box and below). ... Illyria (disambiguation) Illyrians has come to refer to a broad, ill-defined Indo-European[1] group of peoples who inhabited the western Balkans (Illyria, roughly from northern Epirus to southern Pannonia) and even perhaps parts of Southern Italy in classical times into the Common era, and spoke Illyrian languages. ... Persecution of Albanians Exodus Albanian exodus is term used to refer to the deportation or mass migration of Albanians from their homes. ... v • d • e

Ethnic map of Montenegro according to the 2003 census

An Albanian minority living in Montenegro constitutes 5.03% of population [1]. They mainly live in South-Eastern Montenegro, in the region commonly known as Malesija as well as in the municipality of Ulcinj (Albanian: Ulqin). Image File history File links Download high resolution version (929x723, 207 KB)ethnic map of Montenegro (self made) I, the creator of this work, hereby release it into the public domain. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (929x723, 207 KB)ethnic map of Montenegro (self made) I, the creator of this work, hereby release it into the public domain. ... Anthem Oj, svijetla majska zoro Oh, Bright Dawn of May Montenegro() on the European continent()  —  [] Capital (and largest city) Podgorica Official languages Serbian (Ijekavian dialect)1 Demonym Montenegrin Government Republic  -  President Filip Vujanović  -  Prime Minister Željko Å turanović Independence due to the dissolution of Serbia and Montenegro   -  Declared June 3, 2006... There are very few or no other articles that link to this one. ... Coordinates Mayor Gëzim Hajdinaga (DUA - DPS - SDP) Municipality area 255 km² Population (2003 census)  - city  - municipality  - density 10,828 20,290 79. ...

Geography

In the municipality of Ulcinj Albanians form the majority of population (72.14% according to 2003 census). Coordinates Mayor Gëzim Hajdinaga (DUA - DPS - SDP) Municipality area 255 km² Population (2003 census)  - city  - municipality  - density 10,828 20,290 79. ... Year 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

A large Albanian community also exists in the Tuzi area within the Podgorica municipality (making up part of the cultural region known as Malesija). As of 2003, there were a total of 9,296 Albanians in Podgorica municipality, 2,300 of which live in Tuzi (the rest living in the rural area around Tuzi, to the North of Lake Scadar). Tuzi, Montenegro Tuzi (Serbian Cyrillic: Тузи, Albanian: Tuz) is a town in the Podgorica municipality, Montenegro, located on a road between Podgorica and Albanian border, just a few kilometers north of Lake Skadar. ... There are very few or no other articles that link to this one. ...

There is also a significant presence of Albaniana in parts of Plav (2,719 or 19.7%) and Rožaje (1,008 or 4.44%), as well as in Bar (3,036 or 7.61%), Hoti, Gruda, Triesh, Koja, and Krajina. Coordinates Mayor Skender Å arkinović (DPS - BS) Municipality area 486 km² Population (2003 census)  - city  - municipality  - density 3,615 13,805 28. ... Coordinates Mayor Nusret Kalač (DPS) Municipality area 432 km² Population (2003 census)  - city  - municipality  - density 9,121 22,693 {{{density}}} No. ... Coordinates Mayor Žarko Pavićević (DPS - SDP) Municipality area 598 km² Population (2003 census)  - city  - municipality  - density 13,719 40,037 67. ... Hoti is an Albanian clan from northern Albania (Malësia) They are located in northernwestern Albania and southcentral Montenegro. ... Gruda is one of the seven Albanian tribes of Malësia. ... Triesh is one of the seven Albanian tribes of Malësi e Madhe. ... Koja may refer to: Kathe Koja, an American writer Koja, a subdistrict of North Jakarta Category: ... Krajina (Serbian/Montenegrin: Krajina or Крајина) or Kraja (Albanian: Krajë or Kraja) is an area in southerneastern Montenegro stretching among southern coast of Lake Skadar to the mountain of Rumija, comprising several villages. ...

Culture

The government of Montenegro provides Albanian-language education in the local primary and secondary schools. There are also some university-level courses in Podgorica offered in Albanian. Coordinates Mayor Dr. Miomir MugoÅ¡a (DPS - SDP) Municipality area 1,441 km² Population (2003 census)  - city  - municipality  - density 136,473 169,132 117,4 pop per km² Time zone  - Standard  - Summer (DST) CET (UTC+1) CEST (UTC+2) Founded Before 12th Century as Birziminium Area code +382 81 Car...

Montenegrin Albanian culture in this region is closely related to the culture of Albanians in Albania, and the city of Shkodër in particular. Their Albanian language dialect is Gheg as of Albanians in Northern Albania. Ãœsküdar, a district of Istanbul, was also known as Scutari. ... Geg is a northern Albanian dialect. ...

Predominant religions of Albanians in this region are Roman Catholic and Muslim. The Roman Catholic Church, most often spoken of simply as the Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with over one billion members. ... There is also a collection of Hadith called Sahih Muslim A Muslim (Arabic: مسلم, Persian: Mosalman or Mosalmon Urdu: مسلمان, Turkish: Müslüman, Albanian: Mysliman, Bosnian: Musliman) is an adherent of the religion of Islam. ...

Prominent individuals

Beginning of 20th century (19th century - 20th century - 21st century - more centuries) Decades: 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s As a means of recording the passage of time, the 20th century was that century which lasted from 1901–2000 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar (1900–1999...

• Ded Gjo Luli (1840-1915) one of the leading nationalists of the Albanian revolt against Turkey in the early 1900s. He is known for starting the revolution for Albanian Independence, along with Luigj Gurakuqi, Ismail Qemali, and Isa Boletini.

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Mujo Ulqinaku ((Mujo Cikulli))

See also

• Malësia
• Malesija, Montenegro
• Greater Albania
• Montenegro
• Albanians
• Albanian Language
• Albanians in Kosovo
• Albanians in the Republic of Macedonia
• Albanians in the Republic of Serbia