 A small number of Bektashi Albanians, known locally as "Kolonjarë" (people of Kolonjë) who trace their arrival from the region of Kolonjë, southern Albania between the late 18th and early 19th century lived in Ljubojno, Nakolec and Krani.After the fall of the Ottoman empire and some population movements "Kolonjarë" inhabit Gorna Bela Crkva, Dolna Bela Crkva and Asamati.The Albanian population in Resen settled there during the first decades of the 19th century originating from the Yanya vilayet.