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.[1] It is located near the Ionian coast on the Albanian Riviera.
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| Coordinates: 40°8′34″N 19°40′16″E / 40.14278°N 19.67111°E | |
| Country |  Albania |
| County | Vlorë |
| Municipality | Himarë |
| Municipal unit | Himarë |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Demographics
editThe village of Iljas is inhabited by an Eastern Orthodox Albanian population.[2] The population speak Albanian in the Tosk dialect on the language.
History
editIn 1720, the villages of Himara, Palasë, Ilias, Vuno, Pilur and Qeparo refused to submit to the Pasha of Delvina.[3] According to Giuseppe Schirò, an Italian-Arberëshë missionary who wrote in 1722, Albanians inhabited Ilias.
References
edit- ^ "Law nr. 115/2014" (PDF) (in Albanian). p. 6376. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
- ^ 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"
- ^ Etnografia shqiptare. Vol. 15. Akademia e Shkencave e RPSH, Instituti i Historisë, Sektori i Etnografisë. 1987. p. 199.