Zhulat
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| Country |  Albania |
| County | Gjirokastër |
| Municipality | Gjirokastër |
| Administrative Unit | Cepo |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
Zhulat (definite form: Zhulati) is a village in South Albania, in south-eastern Europe, on the road Tepelenë - Gjirokastër. It is part of the former Cepo municipality. At the 2015 local government reform it became part of the municipality Gjirokastër.[1] The village is inhabited by Muslim Albanians.[2] Zhulat played a significant role in the creation of the Albanian Nation.
Notable personalities
Papa Zhuli
Papa Zhuli, an Orthodox priest, is considered the founder of Zhulat, as well as the founder of a version of Kanun, known as "Kanuni i Papa Zhulit" (English: The Kanun of Papa Zhuli) which would be spread later in all Laberia region under the name "Kanuni i Labërisë" (English: The Kanun of Labëria).[3][4][5]
Petro Zhulati
A landlord to have lived in Zhulat. He is believed to have lived in the eleventh century. He died in battle whilst fighting against the Byzantine empire.[citation needed] An old folkloric iso-polyphonic song mentions him fighting against Byzantine forces.[6]
References
- ↑ Law nr. 115/2014
- ↑ 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.56. "ZHULATI Ζ0ΥΛΑΤΙ 838 ΑΜ"
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- ↑ R. Zojzi The Code of Labëria ("Kanuni i Labërisë" Tirana (Institute of Folk Culture Archives)
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Subdivisions of Gjirokastër Municipality
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Municipal Seat: Gjirokastër
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| Administrative Unit of Lazarat |
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