Albanians in Ukraine

Albanians in Ukraine
Main Albanian settlements in Ukraine
Main Albanian settlements in Ukraine
Total population
3308[1] (2001) - ~5,000[2] (2008)
Regions with significant populations
Languages
Albanian (52.6%)[citation needed],Russian (35.7%) [citation needed]
Religion
Orthodox Christian and Catholic Christian

The Albanians in Ukraine (Ukrainian: Албанці в Україні (арнаути); Albanian: Shqiptarët në Ukrainë) are an ethnic minority group located mainly in Zaporizhzhia Oblast and Budjak. They descend from Albanian warriors who fought against the Ottoman Empire in the Russo-Turkish wars and were allowed to settle in the Russian Empire in the 18th century.[citation needed]

  1. ^ Ukrainian Census 2001. The distribution of the population by nationality and mother tongue
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