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Albanians also constitute a large diaspora with several communities established across Europe and the other continents. The language of the Albanians is an Indo-European language and the only surviving representative of the Albanoid branch, which belongs to the Paleo-Balkan group.
Albania was the last nation in southeastern Europe to claim independence from the Ottoman Empire, on 28 November 1912. Many Albanians emigrated to Turkey between 1950 and 1970. In that period, Islam in Yugoslavia was repressed, and both Albanians and Muslim Slavs were encouraged to declare themselves Turkish and emigrate to Turkey.
Various genetic studies have been done on the European population, some of them including current Albanian population, Albanian-speaking populations outside Albania, and the Balkan region as a whole. Albanians share similar genetics with neighbouring ethnic populations with close clusters forming primarily with mainland Greeks and southern ...
Republic of Albania Republika e Shqipërisë (Albanian) Flag Coat of arms Motto: Ti Shqipëri, më jep nder, më jep emrin Shqipëtar "You Albania, give me honour, you give me the name Albanian" Anthem: "Himni i Flamurit" "Hymn to the Flag" Location of Albania (green) Capital and largest city Tirana 41°19′N 19°49′E / 41.317°N 19.817°E / 41.317; 19.817 Official languages ...
As of 2019, Greece was the second top destination for Albanians, as movement to Greece constituted 35.3% of total Albanian immigration. Albanian immigrants are the largest immigrant community in Greece. [5] In recent years many Albanian workers and their families have left Greece for other countries in Europe in search of better prospects.
Albanisation is the spread of Albanian culture, people, and language, either by integration or assimilation.Diverse peoples were affected by Albanisation including peoples with different ethnic origins, such as Turks, Serbs, Croats, Circassians, Bosniaks, Greeks, Aromanians, Ashkali and Balkan Egyptians, Romani, Gorani, and Macedonians from all the regions of the Balkans.
The Albanians in Germany (German: Albaner in Deutschland; ... Germany is the most popular destination for Kosovar Albanians seeking to emigrate to Western Europe.
Albanian culture or the culture of Albanians (Albanian: kultura shqiptare [kultuˈɾa ʃcipˈtaɾɛ]) is a term that embodies the artistic, culinary, literary, musical, political and social elements that are representative of ethnic Albanians, which implies not just Albanians of the country of Albania but also Albanians of Kosovo, North Macedonia and Montenegro, where ethnic Albanians are a ...