Opar, Albania

Opar, Albania
Opar
—  Village  —
Opar is located in Albania
Opar
Coordinates: 40°37′15″N 20°26′6″E / 40.62083°N 20.435°E / 40.62083; 20.435Coordinates: 40°37′15″N 20°26′6″E / 40.62083°N 20.435°E / 40.62083; 20.435
Country  Albania
County Korçë County
District Korçë District
Municipality
Time zone Central European Time (UTC+1)
 - Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)

Opar is a community in the in the Korçë District, Korçë County, Albania.[1]

The origin of the noble Albanian family Muzaka, who would later rule in the Muzaka Principality of Berat is from Opar.[2] The masons of the area speak a unique sociolect known as Purishte.

References

  1. ^ "Location of Opar". http://www.geonames.org/search.html?q=Opar&country=. Retrieved 2010-06-20. 
  2. ^ Anamali, Skënder (2002) (in Albanian), Historia e popullit shqiptar në katër vëllime, I, Botimet Toena, pp. 252–255, OCLC 52411919 



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