Piperi region

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Piperi region is a historical tribal area in Montenegro traditionally inhabited by the Piperi clan, known for its rugged highland terrain and role in Montenegrin history.

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Piperi region canonical 2

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Statements (30)

Predicate Object
instanceOf historical region
tribal area
associatedWithEthnicGroup Montenegrins
associatedWithReligion Eastern Orthodoxy
borderedBy other Montenegrin tribal regions
country Montenegro
culture Montenegrin highland culture
ethnographicRegionOf Montenegro
governedHistoricallyBy clan chieftains
tribal assemblies
historicalEconomy pastoralism
small-scale agriculture
historicalSignificance important in Montenegrin tribal history
involved in resistance against Ottoman rule
site of intertribal conflicts
integratedInto modern state of Montenegro
knownFor blood-feud customs in the past
strong clan identity
warrior tradition
language Montenegrin
Serbo-Croatian dialects
locatedIn Balkan Peninsula
linked to: Balkans

Montenegro
namedAfter Piperi clan
partOf Montenegrin Highlands
historical tribal organization of Old Montenegro
terrain mountainous
rugged highlands
traditionalInhabitants Piperi clan
traditionalSocialOrganization tribal clan system

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Kuči region borderingRegion Piperi region