Iljas | |
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Coordinates: 40°8′34″N 19°40′16″E / 40.14278°N 19.67111°E | |
Country | Albania |
County | Vlorë |
Municipality | Himarë |
Municipal unit | Himarë |
Time zone | UTC+1 ( CET) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC+2 ( CEST) |
Iljas ( Albanian definite form: Iljasi; Albanian pronunciation: [iˈljas] or [iˈljasi]) is a village in Himarë municipality (13 kilometres from the town), Vlorë County, southern Albania. [1] It is located near the Ionian coast on the Albanian Riviera.
The village of Iljas is inhabited by an Eastern Orthodox Albanian population. [2]
In 1720, the villages of Himara, Palasë, Ilias, Vuno, Pilur and Qeparo refused to submit to the Pasha of Delvina. [3]