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Borsh
Borshi | |
|---|---|
 Borsh Castle | |
.svg)  Borsh | |
| Coordinates: 40°3′45″N 19°51′24″E / 40.06250°N 19.85667°E | |
| Country |  Albania |
| County | Vlorë |
| Municipality | Himarë |
| Municipal unit | Lukovë |
| Elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 2,500 |
| Demonym | Borshiot/e |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Borsh (Albanian pronunciation: [ˈbɔɾʃ]; Albanian definite form: Borshi, [ˈbɔɾʃi]) is a maritime village, in the Albanian Riviera, in the former Lukovë municipality, Vlorë County, Albania.[1] At the 2015 local government reform, it became part of the Himarë municipality.[2] The village is inhabited by ethnic Albanians,[3] many of whom have traditionally been Bektashi. In Borsh, the Lab dialect of Albanian is spoken.
Borsh borders with Fterra, Qeparo, Piqeras, Kuç, Çorraj, Kalasa, Zhulat, Tatzat, and has a population of 2,500 registered inhabitants.[citation needed]
- ^ "Location of Borsh". Retrieved 2010-06-20.
- ^ "Law nr. 115/2014" (PDF) (in Albanian). p. 6376. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
- ^ Kallivretakis, Leonidas (1995). "Η ελληνική κοινότητα της Αλβανίας υπό το πρίσμα της ιστορικής γεωγραφίας και δημογραφίας [The Greek Community of Albania in terms of historical geography and demography." In Nikolakopoulos, Ilias, Kouloubis Theodoros A. & Thanos M. Veremis (eds). Ο Ελληνισμός της Αλβανίας [The Greeks of Albania]. University of Athens. p. 51. " AM Αλβανοί Μουσουλμάνοι”; p.53. “BORSH ΜΠΟΡΣΙ 1243 AM"