Wikipedia's first sentence called it “ethnic group living in a region called gora”. Today it says “south slavic ethnic group native to the gora region”. The one-line description Wikipedia serves to search engines and AI systems read “Slavic Muslim ethnic group inhabiting the region of Kosovo, Albania, and North Macedonia”. It now reads “Ethnic group in Kosovo”.
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The opening as it read in 2005
Gorani are an ethnic group living in a region called Gora (Slavic for "Mountain") just south of Prizren in the Serbian province of Kosovo and Metohija , currently under NATO and United Nations administration. The Gorani are Slavic by origin and Muslim by faith. They were Orthodox Slavs who converted to Islam in the late 18th century. In addition to speaking a local Torlak dialect locally known as Goranski or Gorani, most also speak Albanian . However, calls for a Greater Albania by some Albanians have had a negative effect on Gorani-Albanian relations. The 1980's saw the advent of a Gorani national revival, they officially broke away from the name of 'Muslims by nationality' (as dictated by the Yugoslav government to describe primarily the Slavic Muslims in Bosnia). Ahmeti became Ahmetović) which they claimed had been Albanized during the Kosovo Communist Albanian rule in the 1970s and 1980s. As the Gorani resided in the southernmost tip of Serbia (and Kosovo ) they prided themselves as being the sole guarantors of Serbia's southern flank. The Gora is covered with rough terrain, its name even means 'The mountain' in Slavic and the name of its people 'The mountaineers'. The Gora is an underdeveloped region and for almost two centuries, its male inhabitants would go off to more distant regions in order to find work. Due to this, a true Gorani diaspora has come to life with many living in parts of Inner Serbia (particularly the Eastern parts). The Gorani numbered some 16,000-strong, in the Gora administrative division, according to the 1991 census. This figure grew to over 20,000 by the start of the Kosovo War in 1999 . The Gorani became targets of the Kosovo Liberation Army and the Kosovo Protection Force after the retreat of the Yugoslav Army and arrival of KFor in June 1999 . As a result, Gorani leaders estimate that fewer than 10,000 are left in Gora. The UN administration in Kosovo and Metohija , UNMIK , has redrawn internal boundaries in the province in such a way that a Gorani-majority county no longer exists. The Gora was combined with the neighbouring Albanian-populated region of Opolje (some 20,000 strong) into a new subdivision which now has an Albanian majority.1
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Ethnic group The Gorani or Goranci ( Cyrillic : Горани or Горанци, meaning Highlanders ), are a South Slavic ethnic group , which inhabit the Gora region of the Balkans , located at the triangle between Albania , Kosovo and Macedonia .Gorani speak the Gora dialect , which belongs to the Torlak group of South Slavic languages .The Gora region comprises Dragaš municipality in Kosovo and Shishtavec village in Albania.They are adherents to Islam and have a rich and varied folk culture.They have been claimed by Bulgarians , Serbs , Bosniaks , Albanians , and Macedonians but the general view is that they should be treated as a distinct minority group , which is indeed their own view of themselves.Part of these people are already albanised .By the last censuses at the end of 20th century in Yugoslavia they have declared themselves to be Muslims by nationality .In Republic of Macedonia their identity is also based mainly on their religion.Religion and the politics of identity in Kosovo by Gerlachlus Duijzings, C.Who are the Macedonians? by Hugh Poulton, edition: 2, revised, C.
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Ethnic group The Gorani ( , meaning Highlanders , Serbian Cyrillic : Горани ) or Goranci ( ; Горанци) are a Slavic Muslim ethnic group inhabiting the Gora region - the triangle between Kosovo , Albania , and Macedonia .They number an estimated 60,000 people, and speak a transitional South Slavic dialect, called Našinski .Population by ethnicity - detailed classification, 2011 census" .Population by ethnicity and religion" .Montenegrin Office of Statistics .Montenegrin Office of Statistics .Do Nato intervencije na Srbiju, 24.03.1999.godine, u Gori je živelo oko 18.000 Goranaca.U Srbiji i bivšim jugoslovenskim republikama nalazi se oko 40.000 Goranaca, a značajan broj Goranaca živi i radi u zemljama Evropske unije i u drugim zemljama.Po našim procenama ukupan broj Goranaca, u Gori u Srbiji i u rasejanju iznosi oko 60.000.There are <ref group=lower-alpha> tags or templates on this page, but the references will not show without a template or template (see the help page ).
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Ethnic group The Gorani ( , Cyrillic : Горани ) or Goranci ( , Cyrillic : Горанци ), are a Slavic Muslim ethnic group inhabiting the Gora region —the triangle between Kosovo , Albania , and North Macedonia . They number an estimated 60,000 people, and speak a transitional South Slavic dialect, called Goranski . The vast majority of the Gorani people adhere to Sunni Islam . Do Nato intervencije na Srbiju, 24.03.1999.godine, u Gori je živelo oko 18.000 Goranaca. U Srbiji i bivšim jugoslovenskim republikama nalazi se oko 40.000 Goranaca, a značajan broj Goranaca živi i radi u zemljama Evropske unije i u drugim zemljama. Po našim procenama ukupan broj Goranaca, u Gori i u rasejanju iznosi oko 60.000. Population by ethnicity - detailed classification, 2011 census" . "2.39 Factors of the nationality of the population based on affiliation with cultural values, knowledge of languages" . Population by ethnicity and religion" . Montenegrin Office of Statistics . Montenegrin Office of Statistics . Stanovništvo prema etničkoj/nacionalnoj pripadnosti - detaljna klasifikacija" . There are <ref group=lower-alpha> tags or templates on this page, but the references will not show without a template or template (see the help page ).
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Slavic Muslim ethnic group inhabiting the region of Kosovo, Albania, and North Macedonia This article is about the Slavic people. Ethnic group The Gorani ( , Cyrillic : Горани ) or Goranci ( , Cyrillic : Горанци ), are a Slavic Muslim ethnic group inhabiting the Gora region —the triangle between Kosovo , Albania , and North Macedonia . They number an estimated 60,000 people, and speak a transitional South Slavic dialect, called Goranski . The vast majority of the Gorani people adhere to Sunni Islam . Do Nato intervencije na Srbiju, 24.03.1999.godine, u Gori je živelo oko 18.000 Goranaca. U Srbiji i bivšim jugoslovenskim republikama nalazi se oko 40.000 Goranaca, a značajan broj Goranaca živi i radi u zemljama Evropske unije i u drugim zemljama. Po našim procenama ukupan broj Goranaca, u Gori i u rasejanju iznosi oko 60.000. State Statistical Office of North Macedonia . Population by ethnicity - detailed classification, 2011 census" . Population by ethnicity and religion" . Montenegrin Office of Statistics . Montenegrin Office of Statistics . Stanovništvo prema etničkoj/nacionalnoj pripadnosti - detaljna klasifikacija" .
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Ethnic minority group in Kosovo This article is about the Slavic people.Ethnic group The Gorani ( [ɡɔ̌rani] , Cyrillic : Горани ) or Goranci ( [ɡɔrǎːntsi] , Cyrillic : Горанци ), are a Slavic ethnic group inhabiting the Gora region , the triangle between Kosovo , Albania , and North Macedonia .They number an estimated 20,000 people and speak a transitional South Slavic dialect called Goranski . The vast majority of the Gorani people adhere to Sunni Islam . State Statistical Office of North Macedonia . Population by ethnicity - detailed classification, 2011 census" . Population by ethnicity and religion" . Montenegrin Office of Statistics . Stanovništvo prema etničkoj/nacionalnoj pripadnosti - detaljna klasifikacija" .
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Wikipedia's first sentence called it “ethnic group living in a region called gora”. Today it says “south slavic ethnic group native to the gora region”. The one-line description Wikipedia serves to search engines and AI systems read “Slavic Muslim ethnic group inhabiting the region of Kosovo, Albania, and North Macedonia”. It now reads “Ethnic group in Kosovo”. Read the current article and compare.
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ethnic group living in a region called gora
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south slavic ethnic group native to the gora region
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