 The Ottoman state settled Jewish expellees in Vlorë toward the latter part of the fifteenth century following their expulsion and arrival from Spain.The Spanish expulsions also resulted in the formation of a Jewish community in Ottoman Berat that consisted of 25 families between 1519–1520.In 1501 following the establishment of Ottoman rule, the Durrës Jewish community experienced population growth, as did the Jewish population in Elbasan and Lezhë.