Gheg region

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The Gheg region is a northern Albanian cultural and geographical area traditionally inhabited by Gheg Albanians, distinguished by its own dialect, customs, and historical identity.

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Gheg region canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf cultural region
geographical region
historical region
associatedWithEthnicGroup Albanians
borders Kosovo
Montenegro
North Macedonia
Serbia
Tosk region
contrastsWith Tosk region
hasCulturalIdentity Gheg
hasCustoms Gheg customs
hasDialect Gheg Albanian
linked to: Gheg
hasLinguisticIdentity Gheg dialect
linked to: Gheg
hasMajorCity Durrës
Gostivar
Mitrovica
Peja
Pristina
Prizren
Shkodër
linked to: city of Shkodër

Tetovo
Tirana
hasReligion Eastern Orthodoxy
Islam
Roman Catholicism
hasReputationFor clan-based society
strong customary law
hasSocialStructure tribal organization
hasSocialUnit fis
linked to: FIS
hasSubgroup Dibër region
Dukagjin region
Kosovo region
linked to: Kosovo

Malësia e Madhe
linked to: Malësi e Madhe

Mirdita region
Shkodër region
linked to: Shkodër County

Tropoja region
hasTraditionalArchitecture stone tower houses
hasTraditionalDress Gheg traditional costume
hasTraditionalLaw Kanun of Lekë Dukagjini
hasTraditionalMusic Gheg folk music
historicallyInfluencedBy Ottoman Empire
historicallyPartOf Vilayet of Shkodër
languageVarietyUsed Northern Albanian dialects
locatedIn Albania
Northern Albania
partOf Albanian cultural space
Albanian-speaking world
linked to: Albanian language
traditionalInhabitants Gheg Albanians
linked to: Gheg

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Tosk region borders Gheg region