Sarakatsani
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The Sarakatsani, also called Karakachani, are an ethnic Greek population subgroup who were traditionally transhumant shepherds, native to Greece, with a smaller presence in neighbouring Bulgaria, sout
Sarakatsani children in Kotel, Bulgaria
Sarakatsani men in West Macedonia, Greece, in 1935
A reconstructed Sarakatsani hamlet in Skamneli village, in Epirus, Greece
The seat of the federation of Bulgaria's Sarakatsani in Sliven
Karakachan dog
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The Karakachan dog is a breed that originated from Bulgaria. It is related to the livestock guardian dogs of the surrounding countries: Romania to the north, North Macedonia and Serbia to the west, an
Sarakatsani
…lovers who mustered the remaining stocks and established an area to conserve them in Orelyak, which enabled the Karakachan breeds of horse, sheep and dog to survive intact. Romanian and Aromanian scholars have tried to prove a common origin for the Sarakatsani and the Aromanians. The latter, also known…
Karakachan Dog
Karakachan dogs guarding the flock