Mazreku
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Mazreku (archaic forms: Mazaraki or Mazarek) is an Albanian tribe[1] or fis from the Dukagjin highlands. Historically they were one of the most widespread tribes, and placenames related to them are found throughout Albania: examples include Mazrek of Shkodër, or Mazrek in Tiranë.
As a surname it may refer to:
- Mazarek (vojvoda), Albanian nobleman and general in Serbia in the 15th century
- Pjetër Mazreku, Albanian prelate of the Roman Catholic Church in the 17th century
- Matija Mazarek, priest in the Ottoman Empire in the 18th century
- Blerim Mazreku (born 1981), Kosovan basketball player
- Gafur Mazreku, Albanian politician, late 20th century
- Pjetër Mazreku (fl. 1624–1642), Roman Catholic bishop
- Luan and Bekim Mazreku, Kosovan soldiers in 1998
- Kostandin Kastrioti Mazreku, Great-grandfather of the Albanian national hero, Skanderbeg.
References[]
- ^ Elsie, Robert (2015). The Tribes of Albania: History, Society and Culture. I.B.Tauris. p. 138. ISBN 9780857739322.
Categories:
- Tribes of Albania