Iljas Explained

Iljas (Albanian: Iljasi; in Albanian pronounced as /iˈljas/ in Albanian pronounced as /iˈljasi/) is a village in Himarë municipality (13 kilometres from the town), Vlorë County, southern Albania.^[1] It is located near the Ionian coast on the Albanian Riviera.

Demographics

The village of Iljas is inhabited by an Eastern Orthodox Albanian population.^[2]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Law nr. 115/2014 . sq . 6376. 25 February 2022 .
2. Book: Etnografia shqiptare. 15. 1987. Akademia e Shkencave e RPSH, Instituti i Historisë, Sektori i Etnografisë. 199.
3. Bartl . Peter . Zur Topographie und Geschichte der Landschaft Himara in Südalbanien . Münchner Zeitschrift für Balkankunde . 1991 . 331 . 7–8 . 9783878281962 . 0170-8929 . de.
4. Kallivretakis, Leonidas (1995). "Η ελληνική κοινότητα της Αλβανίας υπό το πρίσμα της ιστορικής γεωγραφίας και δημογραφίας [The Greek Community of Albania in terms of historical geography and demography]." In Nikolakopoulos, Ilias, Kouloubis Theodoros A. & Thanos M. Veremis (eds). Ο Ελληνισμός της Αλβανίας [The Greeks of Albania]. University of Athens. p. 51. "ΑΧ Αλβανοί Ορθόδοξοι Χριστιανοί"; p.53. "ILIASI ΙΛΙΑΣ 124 ΑΧ"

   History

   In 1720, the villages of Himara, Palasë, Ilias, Vuno, Pilur and Qeparo refused to submit to the Pasha of Delvina.^[2] In 1722, the Italian-Arberëshë missionary Giuseppe Schirò, wrote that Albanians inhabited Ilias.^[3]

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