Aranitas Explained

Type:	mu
Official Name:	Aranitas
County:	Fier
Municipality:	Mallakastër
Coordinates:	40.6°N 67°W
Population As Of:	2017
Population Unit:	2.714

Aranitas is a village and a former municipality in Fier County, Albania. During the 2015 local government reform it became a subdivision of the municipality of Mallakastër.^[1] The population at the 2011 census was 2,714.^[2] The name is derived from the Arianiti family, an Albanian noble family in the late Middle Ages.

Notable people

• Xhemal Aranitasi, former commander in chief of the Royal Albanian Army, studied in the Monastir Military High School
• Mustafa Aranitasi (12 April 1872 – 26 April 1961) was an Albanian military commander and politician who served as Minister of War on two separate terms during the 1920s. A Zog loyalist, he played an important role in the reformation of the Albanian Army during this time period.
• Ali Shametaj, Albanian folk singer

References

1. Web site: Law nr. 115/2014 . sq . 6370. 25 February 2022 .
2. Web site: 2011 census results . 2015-01-25 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304053428/http://www.instat.gov.al/media/195820/5__fier.pdf . 2016-03-04 . dead .