Janjar (Albanian definite form: Janjari) is a village in the commune of Markat, part of municipality of Konispol, Albania.[1] The village is inhabited by Albanians. As of 1995, it had 595 inhabitants.[2] Ethnographically, this settlement belongs to the region of Çamëria.[3]
Janjar | |
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.svg)  Janjar | |
| Coordinates: 39°42′16.15″N 20°15′37.75″E / 39.7044861°N 20.2604861°E | |
| Country |  Albania |
| County | Vlorë |
| Municipality | Konispol |
| Municipal unit | Markat |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Geography
editFrom the North-West the village borders with Ninat, from the South with Koska, and Plesavitsa; from the West with Vërva and Dishati, and from the East with Pallamba. Janjar is composed of the following neighbourhoods: Bratat, Brahimat, Fshat i Madh and Klisha.[4] Bratat has a Slavic etymology from the word Brate meaning brother.
Notable people
edit- Aziz Çami, officer of the Albanian army and Balli Kombëtar commander.
References
edit- ^ Isufi, Hajredin (2002). Musa Demi dhe qëndresa çame: 1800-1947. Botimet Dudaj, 2002. pp. 146, 383. ISBN 9789992750100.
- ^ Kallivretakis, Leonidas (1995). "[1] 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.
- ^ Murati, Qemal (1991). Konservacione dhe inovacione gjuhësore në fushë të shqipes. p. 28.
- ^ Fatos Mero Rrapaj (1995). Fjalori Onomastik i Epirit. Eurorilindja. f. 55.