Gorani people
Gorani inhabited area (green) in Albania, Kosovo and North Macedonia | |
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| c. 20,000 | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Kosovo | 9,140 (2024 census) |
| Serbia | 7,700 (2022 census) |
| Albania | Unknown |
| Montenegro | 280 (2023 census) |
| Croatia | 246 (2021 census) |
| North Macedonia | 148 (2021 census) |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 24 (2013 census) |
| Languages | |
| Goranski Bulgarian Albanian Macedonian Serbian | |
| Religion | |
| Sunni Islam | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Bosniaks, Pomaks, Torbeši, Bulgarians, Macedonians, Serbs | |
The Gorani ([ɡɔ̌rani], Cyrillic: Горани) or Goranci ([ɡɔrǎːntsi], Cyrillic: Горанци), are a Slavic ethnic group inhabiting the Gora region, the triangle between Kosovo, Albania, and North Macedonia. They number an estimated 20,000 people and speak a transitional South Slavic dialect called Goranski. The vast majority of the Gorani people adhere to Sunni Islam.