Kastrati (tribe)

42°17′N 19°26′E / 42.283°N 19.433°E / 42.283; 19.433

"Boy of Kastrati", 1909.
Head-shaves in Kastrati and Shkreli, drawing made by Edith Durham

Kastrati is a historical Albanian tribe (fis) and region in northwestern Albania.[1] It is part of the Malësia region. Administratively, the region is located in the Malësi e Madhe District, part of the Kastrati municipal unit.[1] The centre of Kastrati is the village of Bajzë. The Kastrati tribe is known to follow the Kanuni i Malësisë së Madhë, a variant of the Kanun.[2] They are proverbally known for their pride - Kastrati Krenar.[3]

  1. ^ a b Elsie, Robert (2010) [2004], Historical Dictionary Of Albania (PDF) (2nd ed.), Maryland: Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group, p. 226, ISBN 9781282521926, OCLC 816372706, archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-06, The Kastrati region is situated in the District of Malësia e Madhe east and northeast of Bajza.
  2. ^ Sellers, Mortimer; Tomaszewski, Tadeusz (23 July 2010). The Rule of Law in Comparative Perspective. Springer Science & Business Media. p. 210. ISBN 9789048137497.
  3. ^ Valentini, Giuseppe (1956). Il Diritto delle Comunità - Nella Tradizione Giuridica Albanese. Florence: Vallecchi Editore. pp. 281–283.

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