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Spaçi
The Spaçi or Spaqi tribe is an Albanian tribe and one of the bajraks of the ethnographic Mirdita region in northern central Albania. The Spaçi tribe were one of the three traditional bajraks of Mirdita, which has now increased to five. Geography Spaçi tribal territory is situated in the Mirdita municipality as well as the Gjegjan subdivision of Pukë municipality. Spaçi borders the Kabashi, Puka, Dibrri and Kushneni tribes to the west, the Thaçi tribe to the north, the Mali i Zi and Fani tribes to the east, and the Oroshi tribe to the south. The main settlements of the Spaçi tribe are Fushë-Arrëz, Gojan, Kalivare, Gjegjan, Dom, Kimëz and Spaç. Origins The ancestral father of the Spaçi tribe was Dodë Biba, son of Bib Kola. Dodë was the brother of Mark Biba, the ancestral father of the Oroshi tribe, and Gjin Biba, the ancestral father of the Kushneni tribe. As such, Spaçi was one of the three traditional bajraks of Mirdita before the number increased to five ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mirdita
Mirdita is a region of northern Albania whose territory is synonymous with the historic Albanian tribe of the same name. Etymology The name Mirdita derives from a legendary ancestor named Mir Diti from whom the tribe claims descent. Other alternative folk etymologies have been presented. Another folk etymology links the word to the Albanian greeting "mirëdita" meaning hello, "good day". Geography Historically Mirdita was the largest tribal region of Albania in terms of geographic spread and population. The region is situated in northern Albania, and it borders the traditional tribal areas of Puka (Berisha, Kabashi, Qerreti) in the north; the Lezha highlands (Vela, Bulgëri, Manatia, Kryeziu) in the west and southwest; the northern Albanian coastal plain of Lezha and Zadrima between the Drin and Mat rivers in the west; the river Mat and region of Mat in the south and the area of the Black Drin river in the east. The traditional areas and settlements of Mirdita are: Bisak, B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dibrri
The Dibrri tribe is an Albanian tribe and one of the five bajraks of the ethnographic Mirdita region in northern central Albania. Geography Dibrri tribal territory stretches across the counties of Lezhë and Shkodër. The northern portion occupies the upper basin of the Gjadër River which flows into the Drin River, whilst the southern part occupies the basin of the Dibrri River, a tributary of the Greater Fan River. Dibrri tribal territory borders the Spaçi tribe to the north, the Kushneni tribe to the east, Vela to the south and the Zadrima region to the west. Origins The Dibrri tribe is made up of multiple brotherhoods of various origins, and is said to be partially derived from Tosk Albanian regions in southern Albania. For example, the Kuqi brotherhood of Dibrri considers itself a relative of the Krasniqi tribe of the Gjakova Highlands and traditionally claim to have originated from there. History Dibrri may correspond to the ''Deberina'', a region mentioned in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oroshi (tribe)
The Oroshi tribe is an Albanian tribe and one of the bajraks of the ethnographic Mirdita region in northern central Albania. The Oroshi tribe was one of the three traditional bajraks of Mirdita, which has now increased to five. Geography Oroshi tribal territory is situated on the left (south and south-eastern) bank of the Lesser Fan River in the Mirdita region. Oroshi territory borders the Kushneni tribe to the west, the Spaçi and Fani tribes to the north, the Lurë tribe to the east, and the Kthella and Selita tribes to the south. The mains ettlements of the Oroshi tribe are Orosh and Mashtërkor. Origins The ancestral father of the Oroshi tribe was Mark Biba, son of Bib Kola. Mark was the brother of Dodë Biba, the ancestral father of the Spaçi tribe, and Gjin Biba, the ancestral father of the Kushneni tribe. As such, the Oroshi tribe was one of the three traditional bajraks of Mirdita before the number increased to five. All three sons hailed from the Pashtrik region ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kushneni
The Kushneni or Kuzhneni tribe are an Albanian tribes, Albanian tribe and one of the traditional bajraks of the Mirdita region in northern central Albania. The Kushneni tribe were one of the three traditional bajraks of Mirdita, which has now increased to five. Geography Kushneni tribal territory is situated in the Mirditë municipality, County of Lezhë, north central Albania. It is centred along the basin of the Greater Fan (river), Fan River and extends southwards to the Lesser Fan River. It is bordered by Kthella to the south, Oroshi (tribe), Oroshi to the southeast, Spaçi to the north and east, and Dibrri to the west. The main Kushneni settlements are Ndërfana, Gëziq, Blinisht, Kushneni, Blinisht, Pëshqesh and Simon, Albania, Simon. Kushneni tribal territory consists of the central part of the Fan i Gojanit and Shperlasa valleys, as well as the right bank of the Fan i Fandit. Origins The ancestral father of the Kushneni tribe was Gjin Biba, brother to Mark Biba and Do ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fani (tribe)
The Fani (also ''Fandi'', ''Fanti'') tribe is an Albanian tribe and one of the five bajraks of the ethnographic Mirdita region in northern central Albania. Geography Fani tribal territory is situated in the Mirdita municipality, particularly along the upper reaches of the Lesser Fan river. Fani borders the Spaçi tribe to the west, the Mali i Zi tribe to the north, Luma and Arrëni to the east, and Lura and Oroshi to the south. Origins The Fani tribe take their name from the Fan river. Unlike the Spaçi, Oroshi and Kushneni tribes, the Fani are not one of the three original bajraks of Mirdita, and were initially one of the bajraks of Lurë and Luma to the east. As a Catholic tribe, the Fani joined the bajraks of Mirdita when most of the Luma region converted to Islam at some point around the 18th century. The Fani are composed of various lineages, and during the 1950s, as many as 170 households around Bisakë were of Thaçi lineage. History Due to the Fani tribe takin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Albanian Tribes
The Albanian tribes () form a historical mode of social organization (''farefisní'') in Albania and the southwestern Balkans characterized by a common culture, often common patrilineal kinship ties and shared social ties. The ''fis'' ( sq-definite, fisi; commonly translated as "tribe", also as "clan" or "kin" community) stands at the center of Albanian organization based on kinship relations, a concept that can be found among southern Albanians also with the term ''farë'' ( sq-definite, fara). Inherited from ancient Illyrian social structures, Albanian tribal society emerged in the early Middle Ages as the dominant form of social organization among Albanians. The development of feudalism came to both antagonize it, and slowly integrate aspects of it in Albanian feudal society, as most noble families themselves came from these tribes and depended on their support. This process stopped after the Ottoman conquest of Albania and the Balkans in the late 15th century and was follow ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kabashi
The Kabashi (the definite form of Kabash) are an Albanian tribe, or ''fis'', from the Pukë region. It is considered part of the "seven tribes of Puka" (Albanian: shtatë bajrakët e Pukës) that inhabit the region. Durham said of them: "Puka group ... sometimes reckoned a large tribe of seven bairaks. Sometimes as a group of tribes". Geography Kabashi tribal territory is situated on the left (southern) side of the Drin River. Kabashi territory borders the Qerreti and Puka tribes to the west, the Berisha tribe to the north, the Spaçi tribe of Mirdita to the south, the Thaçi tribe to the east and the Dushmani tribe to the northwest, across the Drin River. Kabashi tribal territory is centred on the Gomina river basin, which flows into the Drin, and the Kabashi settlements consist of Qelëza, Kabash, Bushat, Dedaj, Micoj, Ukth, Kryezi and Meçja. Origins and history The traces of the term 'Kabashi' can be found in Stratioti documents as ''Cabassi'' or ''Cambassi'' in 1530 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kaymakam
Kaymakam, also known by #Names, many other romanizations, was a title used by various officials of the Ottoman Empire, including acting grand viziers, governors of provincial sanjaks, and administrators of district kazas. The title has been retained and is sometimes used without translation for province, provincial or subdistrict governors in various Ottoman successor states, including the Republic of Turkey, Kuwait, Iraq, and Lebanon. Names The title has been romanization, romanized in English language, English since 1645 with extremely numerous spelling variations. The most common present-day forms are kaymakam, kaimakam, and qaimaqam. The modern Turkish language, Turkish term is , from Ottoman Turkish ''kaymakam'' (), from Arabic language, Arabic ''qāʾim maqām'' (), meaning "stand in" or "deputy". History Ottoman Empire In the Ottoman Empire, the title of ''kaymakam'' (known either as ''sadâret kaymakamı'' or as ''kaymakam pasha'') was originally used for the officia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kosovo
Kosovo, officially the Republic of Kosovo, is a landlocked country in Southeast Europe with International recognition of Kosovo, partial diplomatic recognition. It is bordered by Albania to the southwest, Montenegro to the west, Serbia to the north and east, and North Macedonia to the southeast. It covers an area of and has a population of approximately 1.6 million. Kosovo has a varied terrain, with high plains along with rolling hills and List of mountains in Kosovo, mountains, some of which have an altitude over . Its climate is mainly Continental climate, continental with some Mediterranean climate, Mediterranean and Alpine climate, alpine influences. Kosovo's capital and List of cities and towns in Kosovo#List, most populous city is Pristina; other major cities and urban areas include Prizren, Ferizaj, Gjilan and Peja. Kosovo formed the core territory of the Dardani, an ancient Paleo-Balkanic languages, Paleo-Balkanic people attested in classical sources from the 4th cent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gjakova
Gjakova or Đakovica, ) and Đakovica ( sr-Cyrl, Ђаковица, ) is the sixth largest city of Kosovo and seat of the Gjakova Municipality and the District of Gjakova, Gjakova District. According to the 2024 census, the municipality of Gjakova has 78,699 inhabitants. Geographically, it is located in the south-western part of Kosovo, about halfway between the cities of Peja and Prizren. It is approximately inland from the Adriatic Sea. The city is situated some north-east of Tirana, north-west of Skopje, west of the capital Pristina, south of Belgrade and east of Podgorica. The city of Gjakova has been populated since the prehistoric era. During the Ottoman Kosovo, Ottoman period, Gjakova served as a trading centre on the route between Shkodër, Shkodra and Istanbul, Constantinople. It was also one of the most developed trade centres at that time in the Balkans. Etymology The Albanian name for the city is ''Gjakova''. There are several theories on the origin of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pashtrik
Pashtrik (, ; sr-Cyrl, Паштрик) is a mountain located in Albania and Kosovo. Its highest peak is located on their mutual border. It is high. The White Drin river passes along by it. Mount Pashtrik is the site of annual pilgrimages of residents from Has region of Prizren and Gjakova in Kosovo and from the border area of Albania. History In the 15th century the Albanian toponym ''Darda'' was recorded in the region, which indicates an Albanian presence. Tax register from 1452 show the inhabitants of Darda and the Pashtrik had mostly Albanian anthroponyms. Overview Pashtrik is located in the historical region of Has, which up until the 16th century was named after the mountain. In the 17th century the name ''Has'' gained a prominence. It is a reference to the taxation status of the region which was taxed directly under the Ottoman Sultan instead of being part of the administrative divisions of the Ottoman Empire. Two-thirds of the mountain belongs to Albania. It is lo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mali I Zi (tribe)
Malzi ( sq-definite, Malziu) is a former municipality in Kukës County, Albania. At the 2015 local government reform it became a subdivision of the municipality Kukës. The population at the 2023 census was 1,616. The region is mentioned by Albanologist Robert Elsie in a 2015 book by him as one of the 69 different tribes in northern Albania. Villages The municipal unit consists of the following villages: * Çam * Dukagjin * Gdheshtë * Kalimash * Kryemadh * Mgullë * Petkaj * Pistë * Shëmri * Shikaj * Shtanë * Spas Etymology The region's name Mal i Zi, meaning "black mountain" in Albanian (''mal'' = mountain, ''i zi'' = black), was first recorded in 1444 as "''opidum Dagni cum Satho et Cerna Gora vel Mali lxii''". Variants of the name appeared in different languages over time, including ''Montagna Nera'' (1515), ''Monte Nero'' (1637), and the current name ''Malzi'' (1671). The name is traditionally linked to the black pines that once covered the region. It may a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
