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View of mountains in the region. Malësia e Madhe ("Great Highlands"), known simply as Malësia (Albanian: Malësia, Montenegrin: Malesija / Малесија), is a historical and ethnographic region in northern Albania and eastern central Montenegro corresponding to the highlands of the geographical subdivision of the Malësi e Madhe District in Albania and Tuzi Municipality in Montenegro.
Hoti and Gruda on the far left side. Hoti is a historical Albanian tribe ( fis) and sub-region of Malësia, a divided area located in northern Albania and southern Montenegro. Its geography is mostly mountainous, but some of its villages are on flat terrain near the banks of Lake of Shkodër. Hoti Georgina Vasilica was mentioned for the first ...
Malësi e Madhe District. / 42.350°N 19.583°E / 42.350; 19.583. Malësi e Madhe District ( Albanian: Rrethi i Malësisë së Madhe ), commonly known as Malësia, was one of the 36 districts of Albania, which were dissolved in July 2000 and replaced by 12 newly created counties. It had a population of 36,770 in 2001, and an area of 897 ...
Great Britain is the name of the island that comprises England, Scotland, and Wales, although the term is also used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom. The United Kingdom is a political unit that includes these countries and Northern Ireland.
Kastrati tribal territory is located in northwestern Albania, near the border between Albania and Montenegro and on the eastern bank of Lake Shkodra, stretching from Bajzë in the west Mount Veleçik (1,725m altitude) in the east. The region forms the Kastrat municipal unit. It borders Hoti tribal territory to the north, the town of Koplik and ...
t. e. The Albanian tribes ( Albanian: fiset shqiptare) 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 ( Albanian definite form: fisi; commonly translated as "tribe", also as "clan" or "kin ...
Ded Gjo Luli. Dedë Gjon Luli Dedvukaj also referred to as Ded Gjo Luli and Deda (November 1840–24 September 1915) was an Albanian guerrilla leader most notable for commanding the Malissori uprising against Ottoman troops. He was posthumously awarded the "Hero of Albania" title. Dedvukaj was the clan chieftain of the Hoti tribe.
Kelmendi is a historical Albanian tribe ( fis) and region in Malësia ( Kelmend municipality) and eastern Montenegro (parts of Gusinje Municipality ). It is located in the upper valley of the Cem river and its tributaries in the Accursed Mountains range of the Dinaric Alps. The Vermosh river springs in the village of the same name, which is ...