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Village in Vlorë, Albania
Iljas
Village
Iljas is located in AlbaniaIljasIljas
Coordinates: 40°8′34″N 19°40′16″E / 40.14278°N 19.67111°E / 40.14278; 19.67111
Country Albania
CountyVlorë
MunicipalityHimarë
Municipal unitHimarë
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

Iljas (Albanian definite form: Iljasi; Albanian pronunciation: [iˈljas] or [iˈljasi]) is a village in Himarë municipality (13 kilometres from the town), Vlorë County, southern Albania. It is located near the Ionian coast on the Albanian Riviera.

Demographics

The village of Iljas is inhabited by an Eastern Orthodox Albanian population.

History

In 1720, the villages of Himara, Palasë, Ilias, Vuno, Pilur and Qeparo refused to submit to the Pasha of Delvina. In 1722, the Italian-Arberëshë missionary Giuseppe Schirò, wrote that Albanians inhabited Ilias.

References

  1. "Law nr. 115/2014" (PDF) (in Albanian). p. 6376. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
  2. Kallivretakis, Leonidas (1995). "Η ελληνική κοινότητα της Αλβανίας υπό το πρίσμα της ιστορικής γεωγραφίας και δημογραφίας . University of Athens. p. 51. "ΑΧ Αλβανοί Ορθόδοξοι Χριστιανοί"; p.53. "ILIASI ΙΛΙΑΣ 124 ΑΧ"
  3. Etnografia shqiptare. Vol. 15. Akademia e Shkencave e RPSH, Instituti i Historisë, Sektori i Etnografisë. 1987. p. 199.
  4. Bartl, Peter (1991). "Zur Topographie und Geschichte der Landschaft Himara in Südalbanien". Münchner Zeitschrift für Balkankunde (in German). 7–8: 331. ISBN 9783878281962. ISSN 0170-8929.
Subdivisions of Himarë municipality
Municipal seat: Himarë
Administrative unit of Himarë
Administrative unit of Horë-Vranisht
Administrative unit of Lukovë
Albanian Riviera
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National Parks
Castles
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