Omorani

Omorani (Macedonian: Оморани) is a village in the municipality of Čaška, North Macedonia. It used to be part of the former municipality of Izvor.

Omorani
Village
Оморани
View of the local church in the village
Omorani
Location within North Macedonia
Coordinates: 41°32′03″N 21°36′32″E
Country North Macedonia
Region Vardar
Municipality Čaška
Population
 (2002)
 • Total143
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Car platesVE
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Demographics

Toward the end of the 19th and beginning of the 20th centuries, Omorani traditionally was a mixed Orthodox Macedonian, Macedonian Muslim (Torbeš) and Muslim Albanian village.[1] During the Balkan Wars (1912-1913) the Muslim population left the village and resettled in the village of Sogle.[1]

According to the 2002 census, the village had a total of 143 inhabitants.[2] Ethnic groups in the village include:[2]

References
  1. Godišen zbornik (1962). Geografija i geologija, Volumes 1-3. Univerzitet vo Skopje. Prirodno-matematički fakultet. p. 90.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link) "При крајот на минатиот и почетокот на овој век Д. Врановци било торбешко-македонско, Бањица арнаутско-македонско, Лисиче и Оморани македонско-арнаутско-торбешко и Црквино македонско-турско-торбешко село. За време на Балканската војна муслиманското население било присилно од Лисиче во Јаболчиште и од Оморани во Согле. По Втората светска војна се иселило торбешкото население од Д. Врановци, Лисиче и Црквино."
  2. Macedonian Census (2002), Book 5 - Total population according to the Ethnic Affiliation, Mother Tongue and Religion, The State Statistical Office, Skopje, 2002, p. 106.


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