Golloborda
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thumb|Map of Gollobordë and Dibër. thumb|Historical location of Slavic groups that inhabited Albania in the early 20th century. Gollobordë (; ; ) refers to a geographical area of traditionally 24 villages of which 18 are situated primarily in eastern Albania, with a small portion consisting of six villages lying within North Macedonia. This region is located within the Dibër and Elbasan counties which contain both Macedonian and Albanian villages.
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Encyclopedic overview
12 sectionsContents
- History
- Ottoman period
- Early 20th century
- Under Communism
- Demographics
- Albania
- North Macedonia
- Identity of the local Slavic-speakers
- Identity and dialects of the local Albanians
- See also
- References
- Further reading
thumb|Map of Gollobordë and Dibër. thumb|Historical location of Slavic groups that inhabited Albania in the early 20th century. Gollobordë (; ; ) refers to a geographical area of traditionally 24 villages of which 18 are situated primarily in eastern Albania, with a small portion consisting of six villages lying within North Macedonia. This region is located within the Dibër and Elbasan counties which contain both Macedonian and Albanian villages.
This region, like neighboring regions, has historically been economically linked to the city of Debar, which was traditionally referred to by inhabitants as simply "the City" or "Shehr".
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Golloborda” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.