Maliq-Opar
| Maliq-Opar | |
|---|---|
| Village | |
  Maliq-Opar | |
| Coordinates: 40°37′15″N 20°26′6″E / 40.62083°N 20.43500°ECoordinates: 40°37′15″N 20°26′6″E / 40.62083°N 20.43500°E | |
| Country |
 Albania |
| County | Korçë |
| Municipality | Maliq |
| Administrative unit | Moglicë |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
Maliq-Opar is a community in the Korçë County, Albania.[1] At the 2015 local government reform it became part of the municipality Maliq.[2]
History
The origin of the medieval Albanian noble family Muzaka, which would later rule a lordship based at Berat, is found in Opar.[3] In his memoirs, Gjon Muzaka (fl. 1510) wrote that Opar was a village populated by Albanians fought against Slav and Ottomans, they joined the Skanderbeg army.[4]
Culture
The masons of the area speak a unique sociolect known as Purishte.
References
- ↑ "Location of Opar". Retrieved 2010-06-20.
- ↑ Law nr. 115/2014
- ↑ Anamali, Skënder (2002), Historia e popullit shqiptar në katër vëllime (in Albanian) I, Botimet Toena, pp. 252–255, OCLC 52411919
- ↑ "John Musachi: Brief Chronicle on the Descendants of our Musachi Dynasty".
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