Brda (Highlands of Montenegro)

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Brda (Highlands of Montenegro) is a historical highland region of Montenegro known for its distinct tribal communities and significant role in the formation of the Montenegrin people.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf highland region
historical region
borderedBy Albania
Herzegovina
central Montenegro
country Montenegro
culturalRegionOf Montenegro
hasCenter Kuči region
Piperi region
hasCustom blood feud tradition
patrilineal clans
tribal assemblies
hasEthnicGroup Montenegrins
Serbs
hasTribe Bjelopavlići
Bratonožići
Kuči
Mali Piperi
Moračani
Piperi
Rovčani
Uskoci (Montenegrin tribe)
Vasojevići
historicalAffiliation Ottoman Empire
Prince-Bishopric of Montenegro
historicalPeriod Ottoman period
historicalRole played a significant role in the formation of the Montenegrin people
historicalStatus semi-autonomous tribal highlands
integratedInto modern Montenegro
knownFor clan-based social organization
distinct tribal communities
mountainous terrain
language Montenegrin
Serbian
locatedIn Balkans
surface form: Balkan Peninsula

Montenegro
Balkans
surface form: Southeastern Europe
militaryRole source of warriors in Montenegrin–Ottoman conflicts
opposed Ottoman Empire
partOf Dinaric Alps
Brda (Highlands of Montenegro) self-linksurface differs
surface form: Montenegrin Highlands

Old Montenegro
religion Eastern Orthodox Christianity
surface form: Eastern Orthodoxy
terrain karst
mountainous
timeOfIntegration 19th century
traditionalEconomy pastoralism
transhumant herding

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Montenegrins ethnogenesisRegion Brda (Highlands of Montenegro)
Durmitor National Park region Brda (Highlands of Montenegro)
this entity surface form: Montenegrin Highlands
Brda (Highlands of Montenegro) partOf Brda (Highlands of Montenegro) self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Montenegrin Highlands
Crnogorci ethnogenesisRegion Brda (Highlands of Montenegro)
this entity surface form: Montenegrin Highlands
Berane partOf Brda (Highlands of Montenegro)
this entity surface form: Montenegrin Highlands region