Gorani Girls in folk costumes

Gorani living in the northern slopes of Sar Mountain and intersection of Kosovo, Albania and Macedonia. Gorani in Kosovo today live in the villages: Backa, Brod, Dikance, Globocica, Gornja Rapca, Krushevo, Kukaljane, Ljeshtane, Ljubovishte, Mlike, Orcusha, Radesha, Restelica, Veliki Krstec, Vranishte, Zli Potok, Mali Krstec, Donja Rapca. There are also nine villages in northern Albania, along the border with Kosovo. According to the information in the municipal area and its surroundings Dragash there are around 13.000 and 12.000 in other countries.
There is a legend of Gora, which was created at a time when very few among the people or does not use the written word.

"When God created the world, Gora was plunged worst place - among the hills and mountains, where winter lasts six months. That is why Gora was sad and dejected. God is seen as intended, and said to her:
- What are you, what you cheerless?
Worse, all in tears, replied:
- How to be happy when I am alone at the end of the world and as such no one will be me.
God would be sorry, and promised her:
- Do not be sad, I will send you the people of which you will be happy as anyone in the world are not happy. It will be sad and happy for you. Sadly, when you are left, and looking forward to when you are back.

The question of origin of the Gora population attracts many more decades authors from the Balkans and beyond. Special interest intensified during the breakup of Yugoslavia, in fact, over the past twenty years. About Gora area many authors wrote in their historic and political or anthropo-geographical researches and very often were mainly one-sided and tendentious conclusions.