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The Ashkali (also Aškalije, Haškalije, Hashkali) and Balkan Egyptians (Jevgs, ''Egjiptjant'' or ''Gjupci'') are Albanian-speaking ethnic cultural minorities (recognized communities) which mainly inhabit Kosovo. They are sometimes considered to be Albanized Romani, but they do not self-identify as such. Prior to the Kosovo War of 1999, Ashkali registered themselves as Albanians. Now they are divided by identifying with two different groups, although the people share culture, traditions and language (Albanian). During the Kosovo War, they were displaced as refugees in Albania, Serbia and the Republic of Macedonia and whole Western Europe such as Germany and France. The "Ashkali" identity was created in 1999, as they tried to show their pro-Albanian stance and distinguish themselves from the Roms (Gypsies). ==History== The "Ashkali" have been classed as a "new ethnic identity in the Balkans", formed in the 1990s.〔("NEW ETHNIC IDENTITIES IN THE BALKANS: THE CASE OF THE EGYPTIANS" )〕 The name "Ashkali" comes from the Turkish root-word ''As'' (Has). It was earlier applied to sedentary Roma who settled in Albanian areas during Ottoman Empire times. The Ashkalija speak Albanian as their first language. Ashkalija often worked as blacksmiths, or manual laborers on Ottoman estates. Ashkalija are found mainly in eastern and central Kosovo. The Ashkali people claim that they have originated in Persia, now Iran, in 4th century BC (Ashkal, Gilan, Iran); however, there are other theories of the Ashkali coming from Turkey in a village called Aşkale (Erzurum district of Turkey), or possibly have come from Palestine ages ago in the city of Ashkalon (now in Israel). Still, some believe they are travelers from Northern India (Romani) who have used the Albanian language as their mother-tongue. A 14th-century reference to a placename (Агѹповы клѣти, ''Agupovy klěti'') in the Rila Charter of Ivan Alexander of Bulgaria is thought to be related to the Balkan Egyptians according to some authors, such as Konstantin Josef Jireček. In 1990, an "Egyptian association" was formed in Ohrid, Macedonia. During the Kosovo War, Albanized Roma were displaced as refugees in Albania and the Republic of Macedonia. Many Ashkali fought in the Kosovo Liberation Army. Albanized Roma formed the ethnic group ''Ashkali'' after the end of the war in 1999, to show their pro-Albanian stance and distinguish themselves from the Roma, who had been negatively viewed as pro-Serbian during the war. Many Albanized Roma were also sent to refugee camps with other Roma, with whom they did not share the same language and customs.〔 As the majority of Kosovo (or Albanized) Roma, many Ashkali refugees settled in Serbia and Montenegro. There they were identified as Romano-Palestinians. The first Ashkali party (''Democratic Party of the Ashkali Albanians of Kosovo'') was formed in 2000 under Sabit Rrahmani, who supported Kosovo independence in the name of all Ashkali.〔 In Kosovo, the Ashkali were aligned with Albanians before, during and after the Kosovo War.〔 However, Ashkali, along with Romani Gypsies from Kosovo, have reportedly been expelled from the area.〔(''Memorandum of the Society for Threatened People on the Issue of Lead Poisoning of Roma in IDP Camps in Kosovo'' ), ''GFBV''.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Ashkali and Balkan Egyptians」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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