Souli is a community originally settled by both Greek and Albanian refugees who were hunted by the Ottomans in
ThesprotiaThesprotia is one of the prefectures of Greece in the periphery of Epirus. Its capital is Igoumenitsa. Thesprotia is bounded by Albania to the north, the prefecture of Ioannina to the east and Preveza prefecture in the south. It is one of the smallest Greek prefectures in terms of area and...
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LaberiaLabëria is a region in southern Albania roughly reaching from Vlorë south to the Greek border near Sarandë, incorporating Gjirokastra and extending east to the city of Tepelenë. The people of Labëria are known as "Labs." Lab have their own tradition: songs, ways of dancing, uniforms etc. ....
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AlbaniaAlbania , officially the Republic of Albania , is a Mediterranean country in South Eastern Europe. It is bordered by Montenegro to the north, Kosovo to the northeast, Macedonia to the east and Greece to the south-east...
. In early modern times, it was inhabited by about 12,000 Souliotes. After their expulsion the population of the region was significantly reduced. In the last Greek census of 2001, the population of the community was 748. The seat of the community is in Samonida. In the 18th and 19th century, the
citizens of SouliSouliotes were a warlike community who became famous across Albania and Greece for the successful resistance against the local Ottoman Pashalik of Janina, ruled by Ali Pasha, an Albanian brigand...
rebelled against the
Ottoman occupationMost of Greece was part of the Ottoman Empire from the 15th century until its declaration of independence in 1821, a historical period also known as Tourkokratia ....
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Souli is a community originally settled by both Greek and Albanian refugees who were hunted by the Ottomans in
ThesprotiaThesprotia is one of the prefectures of Greece in the periphery of Epirus. Its capital is Igoumenitsa. Thesprotia is bounded by Albania to the north, the prefecture of Ioannina to the east and Preveza prefecture in the south. It is one of the smallest Greek prefectures in terms of area and...
,
GreeceGreece , officially the Hellenic Republic , is a country in southeastern Europe, situated on the southern end of the Balkan Peninsula....
and
LaberiaLabëria is a region in southern Albania roughly reaching from Vlorë south to the Greek border near Sarandë, incorporating Gjirokastra and extending east to the city of Tepelenë. The people of Labëria are known as "Labs." Lab have their own tradition: songs, ways of dancing, uniforms etc. ....
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AlbaniaAlbania , officially the Republic of Albania , is a Mediterranean country in South Eastern Europe. It is bordered by Montenegro to the north, Kosovo to the northeast, Macedonia to the east and Greece to the south-east...
. In early modern times, it was inhabited by about 12,000 Souliotes. After their expulsion the population of the region was significantly reduced. In the last Greek census of 2001, the population of the community was 748. The seat of the community is in Samonida. In the 18th and 19th century, the
citizens of SouliSouliotes were a warlike community who became famous across Albania and Greece for the successful resistance against the local Ottoman Pashalik of Janina, ruled by Ali Pasha, an Albanian brigand...
rebelled against the
Ottoman occupationMost of Greece was part of the Ottoman Empire from the 15th century until its declaration of independence in 1821, a historical period also known as Tourkokratia ....
.