Mborje is a settlement in the

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, southeastern

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. At the 2015 local government reform it became part of the municipality

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. It is a southeastern suburb of

History

The Holy Resurrection Church (), a 14th-century church (13 November

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), is one of the most important cultural monuments of the settlement. By the end of the 15th century, after Korçë was founded by Ilias Bey Mirahori, a local converted Muslim

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lord, the new town must have been dominated initially by the old castle of Mborje. Throughout the 15th century and the beginning of the 16th century the castle was maintained by the

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. The Tapu Defter of 1519 records a cemaat of Christian ''müsellems'' in the castle. According to this document the village of Mborje (''Enboryo''), which depended on Korçë (''Görice''), numbered 88 households of Christians and 18 households of Muslims.

Notable people

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, signatory of the

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* Tefik Mborja, general secretary of the

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References

Bibliography

* {{Korçë div Populated places in Korçë Villages in Korçë County