 The population of Shijak grew when Bosnian settlers (from Bosnia and Herzegovina) immigrated into two neighboring villages which later became known as Koxhas and Borake.Shijak later developed into a town as natural growth occurred and around 1908 people from the cities of Tirana, Kruja, and Shengjergj migrated into Shijak and built residences and shops.Shijak became an official town with a French reconstruction process in 1930.