Zhulat

Zhulat
Village
Zhulat
Coordinates: 40°7′11″N 19°59′20″E / 40.11972°N 19.98889°E / 40.11972; 19.98889Coordinates: 40°7′11″N 19°59′20″E / 40.11972°N 19.98889°E / 40.11972; 19.98889
Country Albania 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 Catholic 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. An old folkloric polyphonic song mentions him fighting against Byzantine forces.[6]

References

  1. ↑ Law nr. 115/2014
  2. ↑ 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"
  3. ↑ Robert Elsie (December 1, 2000). A Dictionary of Albanian Religion, Mythology, and Folk Culture. NYU Press. pp. 146, 149–150. ISBN 978-0814722145.
  4. ↑ R. Zojzi The Code of Labëria ("Kanuni i Labërisë" Tirana (Institute of Folk Culture Archives)
  5. ↑ I.Elezi (1994). E drejta zakonore e Labërisë ne planin krahasues. Shtëpia Botuese "Libri Universitar". OCLC 50645979.
  6. ↑ Përtej Gurit të Lartë të Manastirit të Cepos [Beyond the High Stone at Cepo Monastery] (in Albanian), Gazeta Shqip (Culture Supplement), 2008-03-21, retrieved 2013-01-01, Petro Zhulati, që sipas këngës së vjetër epike me moshë 950-vjeçare "...me Bizant e zu inati". Një përplasje me përmasa të mëdha duhet të ketë ndodhur derisa gojëdhëna që sjell kënga e moçme që ruhet me fanatizëm për afro 9 shekuj thotë: "Lum, o bir, Petro Zhulati / Kal i kuq sa gjysmë shpati / Me Bizant të zu inati / Ç‘i bëre gjithë ata trima / Me kuaj si vetëtima / Jataganët vringëllima "



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