Ashkali
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| Ashkali |
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unknown |
| Regions with significant populations |
| Albania Montenegro Serbia |
| Languages |
| Albanian language |
| Religions |
| Predominantly Islam. |
| Related ethnic groups |
| Roma and other Indo-Aryan peoples |
Ashkali (also Aschkali, Hashkali, Aškalije (Ашкалије), Haškalije (Хашкалије)) are an Albanian language speaking ethnic minority of Kosovo and Albania.
Their origin is disputed. Ashkali are often regarded as Albanized Roma, but some think they are descendants of Turks or Egyptians (cf. Kosovo Egyptians, a similar group). Ashkali have similar culture to both Roma and Albanians. There is a theory that Ashkali are descendants of Roma who are said to have come to the Balkans from Palestine (their name deriving from Ashkelon, a city in Israel).
In Kosovo Ashkali seem to have aligned with Albanians before and during the Kosovo War. However, there were reports of mass expulsion of Ashkali along with Roma from Kosovo that took place after the war[1]. Many Ashkali refugees settled in Central Serbia and Vojvodina.
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[edit] Ashkali organizations and institutions
- Democratic Ashkali Party of Kosovo
- Matica Aškalija in Novi Sad, Vojvodina
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