Syria, a "nest" for Albanians. The neighborhood where Albanian is still spoken in Damascus

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Published on Dec 11, 2024

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The most discussed topic in the international arena is the fall of the regime in Syria. Of course, the treatment of this issue could not be missing in the show "Opinion". Journalist Blendi Fevziu showed an interesting detail that there is still an old Albanian community in Syria. According to official data from a census conducted a few years ago, it turns out that there are 10 thousand people of Albanian origin there, settled in several important cities, such as the capital Damascus, Aleppo, Hama and Lataka. But more details about this community were given to us by Gentian Mara, a theologian, invited to the studio and who studied in Syria from 2003 to 2011. He emphasized that there are 4 important personalities of Albanian origin not only in Syria, but throughout the Islamic world. They are Muhamed Nasrudin Albani, Vehbi Sulejman Gavoçi, who had mastered Albanian very well, Abdul Kadër Arnauti and Shuaip Arnauti. But why are there so many Albanians in Syria? "What is the connection from Albania, their emigration is almost at the time of King Zog. The changes in Albania for some were not conceived as religious rights, so they chose who would emigrate to Istanbul and who to Damascus. At that time, Sulejman Gavoçit, the father of Vehbi Sulejman Gavoçit, who was a prominent scholar in our region, settled and others followed him. A community is built, they build a mosque in Damascus. It is one of the large mosques in Damascus, today it is called the "Mosque of Faith". Sulejman Gavoçi from Shkodra built it and also used it as a learning center for Albanians there", said Mara. He said that there are also neighborhoods with Albanians in Damascus, where Albanian is still spoken in their homes. For those who have left, they have preserved the names of dishes, etc. "Those who are in the neighborhood preserve Albanian. Those who have separated from the neighborhood only preserve names, be it dishes, etc. The neighborhood continues to preserve Albanian, they speak Albanian in their homes. In Albania we have descendants of the Gavoç family who have returned as a result of the crisis. One of them was one of Sulejman Gavoç's sons, Shefqet Gavoçi, who passed away last year", said Mara./tvklan.al #DevelopmentsinSyria #GertaZaimi #GentianMara In this show, "Opinion" focused on the developments in Syria and the advancement of the anti-Assad forces that brought the liberation of the country, the capture of Damascus and all the questions related to this event. The most watched and most favorite political show on Albanian screens. "Opinion" comes in four meetings every week - Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and the traditional meeting on Thursday evening. SUBSCRIBE to "RTV KLAN" on YouTube for more videos! For more information, visit our website https://tvklan.al/ You can find the latest videos from Tv Klan on the page https://tvklan.al/video/ Follow Tvklan on Facebook: / tvklan Follow Tvklan on Instagram: / rtvklan You can also follow Tv Klan programs on the page https://tvklan.al/programe/

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