Opinga

Opinga are traditional shoes which are worn by Albanian men throughout Albania, in Kosovo, the Republic of Macedonia, Serbia, Montenegro, and in the Arbëresh villages in Italy.

History

The artisans of the kaza of Përmet held the monopoly in the trade of opinga in the vilayets of Shkodër and Janina until 1841, when that privilege was revoked under the Tanzimat reforms.^[1]

See also

• Culture of Albania
• Albanian traditional clothing
  • Qeleshe
• Opanci, South Slavic traditional shoes

References

1. ^ Kristaq Prifti, ed (2002). History of the Albanian people II 1830-1912. pp. 45-6.