Zapod (also Zapot ; alb. Zapod ; serb. Zapod / Zapod ) is a community in northeast Albania . It is part of the county of Kukes . It is part of the historic area of Horus . Zapod is one of two communities in Albania (along with the Shishtevats community), the indigenous population of which are members of the Islamized South Slavic ethnic group Gorans [1] .
| community | |
| Zapoda | |
|---|---|
| alb. Zapod | |
| A country |  Albania |
| Enters into | Cukes County |
| Includes | 7 settlements |
| History and geography | |
| Timezone | UTC +1 |
| Population | |
| Population | 2,217 people ( 2011 ) |
| Nationalities | Albanians , Gorans |
| Denominations | the muslims |
| Official language | Albanian |
| Digital identifiers | |
| Zip Codes | |
| Automat code numbers | KU |
The population of the community is 2,217 people (as of 2011) [2] . According to the 2001 census, 2,958 people lived in the Zapod community [3] .
The community consists of 7 settlements:
- Belya
- Kosharishte
- Leyma
- Ochikle
- Orgosta
- Pakisha
Of these, Kosharishte, Ochikle, Orgosta and Pakisha are Goransky villages; Belya and Leyma - Albanian [1] . According to the Bulgarian linguist Stefan Mladenov , who visited the Gore region in 1916 during an expedition to Macedonia and Pomorav'ye, in Ochikle village, along with Goransky dialects , Albanian language began to spread - Goran village was, in the opinion of Stefan Mladenov, in the initial stage of Albanization [4] .
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 Akhmetoviћ B. Samostalna Opshtina Góra, self-awareness and perception of the foundation and identity of Goranac / Goranac, Goranci, Muslimi and Turkey at the Sharplan zupam Srbiche: problems of the abdominal condition and the head of the abdomen and the head of the drawing and the head of the drawing and the drawing of the abdomen; one year at Srpsko Academy and science and intelligence / (organizer) Srpska Academy science and theory, Odbor for teaching Kosovo and Metohich (i) Geographical Institute “Qovan Tsviyi” / Milan Bursa. - Beograd: Geographical Institute “Kovan Tsviyiћ” SANU, 2000. - P. 55-56.
- ↑ Census. Census 2011. Publications. Census 2011 - Prefectures. Population and Housing Census, Kukës 2011 (Eng.) (Not available link) P. 84. Instat. Republika e Shqipërisø. Instituti i Statistikave (2012). Archived March 4, 2016. (Checked February 14, 2014)
- ↑ Communes of Albania (English) . Statoids.com (2010). (Checked February 14, 2014)
- ↑ Mladenov S. The Petition from Macedonia and Pomoraviya // Scientific Expedition to Macedonia and Pomoravieto 1916. - Sofia: Military Publishing Complex “St. St. George the Victorious ", University Press" St. Clement Ohridski, 1993. p. 184.