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Also known as Gorani

ethnic group of Slavs

Key facts

Kosovo
9,140 (2024)
Serbia
7,700 (2022)
Albania
Unknown
Montenegro
280 (2023)
Croatia
246 (2021)
North macedonia
148 (2021)
Bosnia and herzegovina
24 (2013)

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
ethnic group
Languages spoken
Torlakian
Country
Kosovo
Image
Veshje tradicionale.JPG
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Commons category
Gorani people
topic's main category
Category:Gorani people
different from
Gorani
native label
Goranët
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Encyclopedic overview

The Gorani ([ɡɔ̌rani], Cyrillic: Горани) or Goranci ([ɡɔrǎːntsi], Cyrillic: Горанци), are a Slavic ethnic group inhabiting the Gora region, the triangle between Kosovo, Albania, and North Macedonia. They number an estimated 20,000 people and speak a transitional South Slavic dialect called Goranski. The vast majority of the Gorani people adhere to Sunni Islam.

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