Cham Albanians
Videos
Cham Albanians or Chams, are a subgroup of Albanians who originally resided in a region along the coast of the Ionian Sea in southwestern Albania and northwestern Greece, an area known among Albanians
Cham men walking around the pond in Filati, 1913
Maximum extent of Cham Albanian dialect: 19th century till 1912/1913 (Hatched line), according to Kokolakis.M. Population (irrespective of linguistic background) shown by religion: Muslim majority (Brown), Orthodox majority (Pink), Mixed (Light Brown). Colored areas do not imply that Albanian-speakers formed the majority of the population.
Chams in Filiates in 1915, by Fred Boissonas
Theodoros Pangalos
Chameria
Videos
Chameria is a historical region along the coast of the Ionian Sea in southwestern Albania and northwestern Greece, traditionally associated with the Albanian ethnic subgroup of the Chams. For a brief
Cham Albanians
…who originally resided in a region along the coast of the Ionian Sea in southwestern Albania and northwestern Greece, an area known among Albanians as Chameria. The Chams have their own particular cultural identity within Albanian subgroups. A number of Chams contributed to the Albanian national identity and…
The falls of the Thyamis by Edward Lear, 1851. Pencil and watercolour on paper, 16.50 × 26.00 cm.
Albanian school of Filiates in 1942–44
The "Trendafilat e Çamërise" Monumental Cemetery in Kllogjer, Konispol, dedicated to the expulsion of Cham Albanians during 1944–1945.