Muhajir (Albania)

Muhajir (Albania)
Albanians expelled from their lands by Serb forces in 1912.

Muhajir (or Mohajir, from Arabic Muhajir, Albanian spelling Muhaxhir, or Muhaxher), in Albanian-populated regions including Albania and Kosovo, refers to Albanians from Chameria (Greece) and parts of Vilayet of Kosovo (Sanjak of Nis, Sanjak of Yenibazar etc.) which were ceded to Serbia and Montenegro.

See also

  • Expulsion of Cham Albanians

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