Babje is a village in the

Elbasan County Elbasan County () is one of the 12 counties of Albania. The population is 232,580 (as of 2023), in an area of 3199 km2. Its capital is the city Elbasan. Administrative divisions Until 2000, Elbasan County was subdivided into four districts: ...

, eastern Albania. Following the local government reform of 2015, Babje became a part of the municipality of Librazhd and is under the municipal unit of Qendër Librazhd

Demographic History

Babje (''Babjani'') is attested in the Ottoman ''

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'' of 1467 as a settlement in the

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of Çermeniça. The village had a total of 30 households represented by the following household heads: ''Klates Primigyri'', ''

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'' ''Martini'', ''Gjon Bardi'', ''Gjergj Kallori'', ''Gjon Divori'', ''Gjin Deresi'' (''Qorsi''), ''Ishri Bardi'', ''Gjon Bujari'', ''Nikolla Gjeçi'', ''Gjin Mekshe'', ''Martin Brashini'', ''Todor Barçi'', ''Dimitri Barçi'', ''Minek Somini'', ''Gjergj Kolmaksi'', ''Gjon Kokla'', ''Pelgrin Bajishta'', ''Tolë Bujari'', ''Todor Bajishta'', ''Gjon Bosi'', ''Ishri Bujari'', ''Kostë Muriqi'', ''Mark Mazhi'', ''Pop Leka'', ''Andrije Bujari'', ''Gjergji'' son of ''Ilija'', ''Pal Kokla'', ''Tulani'' son of ''Gjin Barçi'', ''Gjon Shalësi'', and ''Gjon Vlashiqi''.

References

{{Librazhd div Villages in Elbasan County Populated places in Librazhd