Deni Avdija
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Deni Avdija is an Israeli-Serbian professional basketball player for the Portland Trail Blazers of the National Basketball Association. He plays the small forward position, and is nicknamed "Turbo" fo
Avdija with the Washington Wizards in 2022
Avdija with Maccabi Tel Aviv in 2019
Avdija attempts a midrange shot in October 2021.
Avdija shoots a free throw for Israel at the Albert Schweitzer Tournament in April 2018.
Gorani people
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The Gorani or Goranci are a South Slavic ethnic group native to the Gora region, the triangle between Kosovo, Albania, and North Macedonia. They number an estimated 20,000 people and speak a transitio
Deni Avdija
…Artzi, an Israeli Jew from the kibbutz, is a former track and field and basketball player. His father, Zufer Avdija, is an Israeli citizen with a Muslim-Gorani heritage who played basketball for the Yugoslavia national team before moving to Israel to play for Israeli teams. Deni Avdija played association…
Traditional Gorani costume
Benevrek, traditional woolen trousers worn as part of the Gorani male costume
Gorani from Kosovo in traditional attire
The woman on the left is wearing the traditional Gorani women's costume from the Albanian part of Gora.