Asamati ( mk, Асамати; sq, Asamat, Osomat) is a village in the

Resen Municipality Resen ( mk, Ресен ) is a municipality in southwestern Republic of North Macedonia. '' Resen'' is also the name of the town where the municipal seat is found. Resen Municipality is located in the Pelagonia Statistical Region. Geography The m ...

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, on the northeastern shore of

Lake Prespa The Lake Prespa is located on the tripoint of North Macedonia, Albania, and Greece. It is a system of two lakes separated by an isthmus: the Great Prespa Lake, divided between the three countries, and the Little Prespa Lake, mostly within Greece ...

. Asamati is located just over from the municipal centre of Resen and has 175 residents.

History

Asamati is home to several archaeological sites, dating from various historical eras, most of which were discovered by accident. Many of the findings from the sites, such as

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and roof tiles, are housed at the Saraj in Resen.

Demographics

The demographics of Asamati are written in several Bulgarian sources. According to Yordan Iliev Yordanov, Asamati in 1873 is listed as "Adamite", consisted of 16 households with 30 Muslim inhabitants and 16

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. In 1905, D.M.Brancoff wrote Asamati had 150 inhabitants, of which 102 were Muslim Albanians and the remainder were Bulgarian Exarchists. During

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, the village had 115 residents. The population of Asamati is ethnically mixed, consisting of

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Macedonians living alongside Muslim

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and

Bektashi The Bektashi Order; sq, Tarikati Bektashi; tr, Bektaşi or Bektashism is an Islamic Sufi mystic movement originating in the 13th-century. It is named after the Anatolian saint Haji Bektash Wali (d. 1271). The community is currently led by ...

Albanians The Albanians (; sq, Shqiptarët ) are an ethnic group and nation native to the Balkan Peninsula who share a common Albanian ancestry, culture, history and language. They primarily live in Albania, Kosovo, North Macedonia, Montenegro, Se ...

, of whom the latter are known locally as ''Kolonjarë''. It is the only village in the municipality with no majority ethnic group.Censuses of population 1948 - 2002

Gallery

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kafana Kafana is a distinct type of local bistro (or tavern), common in former Yugoslav countries and Albania, which primarily serves alcoholic beverages and coffee, and often also light snacks (''meze'') and other food. Many kafanas feature live music ...

near village waterfront File:Asamati village 15.jpg, Asamati waterfront on Lake Prespa

People from Asamati

* Eftim Dimitrov (1867 - ?), member of the

Macedonian-Adrianopolitan Volunteer Corps The Macedonian-Adrianopolitan Volunteer Corps ( bg, Македоно-одринско опълчение, ''Makedono-odrinsko opalchenie'') was a volunteer corps of the Bulgarian Army during the Balkan Wars. It was formed on 23 September 1912 an ...

* Taip Taipi (1924 - 2001), politician''Учеството на борците од Тетово и Тетовско во IV (VII) бригада, Тетово и Тетовско во НОВ 1941-1945. кн. втора, Tetovo, 1991, 114-120''

References

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