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Aromanian settlements can be found across the southern Balkan peninsula. They are populated solely by or a large proportion of Aromanians. Below is a list of the settlements that were either founded by Aromanians or are inhabited by a large number or strong Aromanian populations.
The Muzachia region (Aromanian : Muzachia, Albanian : Myzeqe) is an area in western Albania which encompasses parts of the Fier, Tirana and Durrës counties. It has a large Aromanian population spread across many villages. The Aromanian inhabitants of Muzachia are referred to as Muzachiars or Muzachirenji in Aromanian.
Tirana (in the latest Albanian census, Tirana had the highest number of Aromanians in Albania, although Aromanians form a negligible percentage of the population) Kavajë Divjakë Elbasan Fier (Aromanian : Ferãcã/Ferãche/Ferecã, Ferãca/Fereca) Patos Kosovë Ardenicë Portëz Perlat Beshisht Cerkovinë Çipllak Grabian Grabova e Sipërme (Aromanian : Greãva, Grabuva) Gradishtë (Aromanian : Gradishta) Jubë (Aromanian : Juba) Kalasë Koshova (Aromanian : Coshova) Kryegjatë Libofshë Moravë (Aromanian : Murava) Përparim Pobrat (Aromanian : Pubrat, Pubrata) Poshnjë Shtyllas Skrofotinë (Aromanian : Scrufutina) Stan-Karbunarë Xhyrinë Zhepë The Epirus region encompasses northwestern Greece and southern Albania.
Berat (Aromanian : Birat, Birati / Bãrat, Bãrata) Vlorë (Aromanian : Amvlona) Selenicë (Aromanian : Selenitsa, Selenitsã/Selenitse) Kotë Gjirokastër Andon Poci (Aromanian : Tavan, Tavana) Humelicë (Aromanian : Umelitsa, Umelitse) Palokastër (Aromanian : Palucastra) Hundëkuq Labovë Karjan (Aromanian : Carian, Cariana) Kakoz (Aromanian : Cacoz, Cacoza) Gjat (Aromanian : Ghiat, Ghiata) Erind (Aromanian : Rin, Rina) Nokovë (Aromanian : Nucova, Nãcova) Mingul Këllëz (Aromanian : Cãlez, Cãleza) Dhoksat (Aromanian : Dhucsat, Dhucsata) Qestorat (Aromanian : Chiãsturat, Chiãsturata) Valare (Aromanian : Valarei, Valarea) Stegopul (Aromanian : Stãgopul) Suhë (Aromanian : Sua) Saraqinisht Selckë Leusë Sqepur (Aromanian : Schiepur, Schiepura) Poliçan (Aromanian : Pulician) Skore (Aromanian : Scurei, Scurea) Zagoria (Aromanian : Zaguria, Zagurii) Topovë (Aromanian : Tupova, Tãpova) Ndëran Xarrë (Aromanian : Dzara) Shkallë Delvinë (Aromanian : Delvãn, Delvãna) Kardhikaq Bajkaj Stjar 
Igoumenitsa (Aromanian : Yuminitse, Yuminitsa) Paramythia (Aromanian : Pãrmãthia, Pãrmãthii) Filiates Arta Agrinio Përmet (Aromanian : Pãrmeti) Frashër Leshicë Badëlonjë Biovizhdë Çarshovë (Aromanian : Ciarshova) Draçovë Hoshevë Kosinë (Aromanian : Cusina) Kutal Vllaho-Psillotarë Gërmenj Ioannina (Aromanian : Ianina, Enina or Enãna) Delvinaki Kefalovryso (Aromanian : Migidei, Migidea) Vovousa (Aromanian : Baiesa, Baiasa) Smenos Asproklisi One of the largest population of Aromanians in the Balkans is concentrated in the Pindus Mountains. These people are referred to as Pindians or Pindenji in Aromanian. The Aromanians have traditionally formed a majority population in this area. These populations were the subjects of two failed, Italian-sponsored attempts at creating an autonomous Aromanian statelet in the area, with the Principality of Pindus in World War I and the so-called "Roman Legion" in World War II.
Agia Paraskevi Amarantos Ampelochori Anilio (Aromanian : Nkiare, Chiarã) Anthousa Armata Avdella (Aromanian : Avdhela) Chrysomilea Dessi Distrato (Aromanian : Briaza) Doliana Elatochori Elefthero Flampourari Fourka (Aromanian : Furka) Fteri Gardiki Glykomilea Grevena (Aromanian : Grebini) Greveniti (Aromanian : Grebinishi) Haliki Iliochori (Aromanian : Dobrinovo) Kalarites Tzoumerkon Kaminia Kastaniani Kastania Katafyto Kipourio Klino Konitsa (Aromanian : Conita) Korydallos Kranea (Aromanian : Turia) Laista (Aromanian : Laka) Makrino Malakasi Matsouki Megali Kerasia Metsovo (Aromanian : Aminciu) Milea (Aromanian : Ameru) Mouria Nea Zoi (Aromanian : Burshan) Orthovouni Palaioselli Panagia Parakalamos Pefki Perivoli (Aromanian : Pirivoli) Pertouli Pirra Samarina (Aromanian : Samarina, Xamarina, San Marina) Skamneli Smixi (Aromanian : Zmixi) Syrrako (Aromanian : Siracu) Tsepelovo Tristeno Trygona Vasiliko Vissani Votonossi Votnossi Vovousa (Aromanian : Baieasa) Vrysochori (Aromanian : Leshnitsa) Trikomo The Gramos Mountains (Aromanian : Gramostea, Gramustea, Greek : Γράμος, Albanian : Gramoz) in the northern part of the Epirus region of the Balkan peninsula. Many Aromanian settlements are concentrated in this area which is shared by both Greece and Albania. Gramustians or Yrãmushcianji as they are referred to by Aromanians, make up a large proportion of the population there.
Aetomilitsa (Aromanian : Densko, Denicko) Argos Orestiko (Aromanian : Hrupistea) Dendrohori Fousia (Aromanian : Fusa) Gramos (Aromanian : Gramosta) Ieropigi Kleisoura (Aromanian : Klisura, Vlahokleisura) Linotopion (Aromanian : Linatopia, Lintopia, Linotopea, Linutopia) Milohorion Llëngë (Aromanian : Lunca) Grabovë e Sipërme (Aromanian : Greãva, Grabuva) Niçë (Aromanian : Nicea, Niceani) Shipskë (Aromanian : Shipca) Nikolicë (Aromanian : Niculitsã, Niculitsa) Dardhë Arrëz Veterniko Vlasti (Aromanian : Blatsa)A large proportion of Aromanians can be found in the region of Macedonia, which is shared by Albania, Greece, North Macedonia, and Bulgaria (region of Pirin Macedonia).
The city of Moscopole (Albanian : Voskopojë, Voskopoja) was once home to the largest Aromanian population in the world. It was the cultural and commercial center of the Aromanians with a population of over 60,000 people. The city was razed to the ground by Ali Pasha in 1788 causing an exodus of Aromanian people across the Balkans. Many of these ended up in what would become North Macedonia, Albania and Greece. The largest concentration of these were in the Pelister region of North Macedonia, the city of Kruševo and around the Prespa Lakes. The Moscopolitans of the Moscopoleanji as they are known in Aromanian form one of the largest populations of Aromanians today. They speak the Grabovean/Moscopolean dialect of Aromanian and the descendants of the Graboveans/Moscopoleans in Krusevo (Aromanian : Crushuva, Macedonian : Крушево) are today a fully recognised minority group under the constitutional law of North Macedonia.
Moscopole (Aromanian : Moscopole) Korçë (Aromanian : Curceaua, Curceauã, Curceau or Curciau) Floq Vithkuq (Aromanian : Bitcuchi) Drenovë (Aromanian : Ndãrnova) Maliq Dishnicë Plasë (Aromanian : Pleasa, Pliasa, Pljasa) Boboshticë (Aromanian : Bubushtitsã, Bubushtitsa) Kamenice (Aromanian : Caminitsã, Caminitsa)
Kruševo (Aromanian : Crushuva) Bitola (Aromanian : Bituli, Bitule) Agios Germanos Arilevo Dolna Belica (Aromanian : Beala di Ghios, Beala di Cămpu) Drosopigi (Aromanian : Belkamen) Flampouro Gopeš (Aromanian : Gopish, Gopeshi) Gorna Belica (Aromanian : Beala di Suprã, Beala di Supra) Jankovec Kallithea Kruševo (Aromanian : Crushuva) Krystallopigi (Aromanian : Belkamen) Magarevo (Aromanian : Magaruva, Magarova, Mãgãreva) Malovište (Aromanian : Mulovishti, Malovishtea, Molovishci) Medovon Milohorion Moschochori Lechovo Nižepole (Aromanian : Nijopale) Nymfaio (Aromanian : Nevesca) Ohrid (Aromanian : Ohãrda) Patima (Aromanian : Paticina) Pili Resen Trnovo (Aromanian : Tãrnuva, Tãrnova) Vlasti (Aromanian : Blatsa) Pipilista (Aromanian : Namata) Vrontero Thessaloniki (Aromanian : Sãruna, Sãrunã) Kozani (Aromanian : Cojani) Kavala Ano Poroia (Aromanian : Foroi)
Arzach Bratsigovo [ citation needed ] Bozhdovo Štip (Aromanian : Shtip) Kočani (Aromanian : Coceani, Cociani) Čatal Dorkovo Emirica Gevgelia Irakleia (Aromanian : Giumala de Jos) Kalini Kamen Karamandra Vrbica (Aromanian : Vãrbitsa) Kratovo (Aromanian : Cratova) Kumanovo (Aromanian : Kumanova) Lisec Lopen Lopovo Lozovo Ovcepole Pazardzhik Popovi livadi (Aromanian : Papas Chair) Peshtera Ponikva, Osogovo (Kočani Municipality) Radovistea Shatravo Sofia Strumski Chiflik Sveti Nikole (Aromanian : San Nikole) Tito Veles Tsepina Vroica Agios Pavlos Ano Grammatiko (Aromanian : Grãmãticuva) Ano Vermio (Aromanian : Selia de Sus) Kato Vermio (Aromanian : Selia de Jos) Kedrona (Aromanian : Cãndruva) Naousa (Aromanian : Niagushti) Polla Nera Seli (Aromanian : Selia) Stenimachos (Aromanian : Isashcovedo) Veria (Aromanian : Veryia) Megala Livadia (Aromanian : Livadzi, Calive) Xirolivado (Aromanian : Xiralivadi)This region is home to the most southerly population of Aromanians in the Balkans, with a prominent presence during the late Middle Ages. The Farsherots or the Fãrshãrots as they are known in Aromanian make a substantial percentage of the region's inhabitants.
Larissa regional unit Farsala Trikala (Aromanian : Trikolj) Kalabaka Volos (Aromanian : Volu) Almyros (Aromanian : Armiro) Anthotopos (Aromanian : Kililaiu) Makrychori Mikri Perivoli (Aromanian : Taktalasman) Neriada (Aromanian : Kerminli) Parapotamos Sesklo (Aromanian : Sheshklu) Tyrnavos Velestinon (Aromanian : Velescir) Vlachogiano Kalochori Larisa (Aromanian : Toivasi, Orta) Argyropouli (Aromanian : Karajoli, Caragioli) Falana Karitsa Kokkinopilos Leivadi Rodia 
Dobruja Constanța (Aromanian : Custantsa) Săcele (Aromanian : Sãcele) Ovidiu Castelu Medgidia Cogealac Tariverde Agigea Techirghiol Beidaud Sarighiol de Deal Tulcea Lăstuni (Aromanian : Hagilarea) Stejaru (Aromanian : Eschibaba) Caugagia Ceamurlia de Jos Ceamurlia de Sus Nicolae Bălcescu Camena Vasile Alecsandri (Aromanian : Tistimelu) Baia Lunca Casimcea Panduru Sinoe Mihai Viteazu [ clarification needed ](Aromanian : Mihai Parishcu) Cobadin Slobozia Urziceni Călărasi (Aromanian : Cãlãrashi) Modelu (Aromanian : Mudel) Voluntari Vădeni 
Korçë District, was one of the 36 districts of Albania, which were dissolved in July 2000 and replaced by 12 counties. It had a population of 143,499 in 2001, and an area of 1,752 km2 (676 sq mi). Its capital was the city of Korçë. Its territory is now part of Korçë County: the municipalities of Korçë, Maliq and Pustec.
The Aromanians are an ethnic group native to the southern Balkans who speak Aromanian, an Eastern Romance language. They traditionally live in central and southern Albania, south-western Bulgaria, northern and central Greece and North Macedonia, and can currently be found in central and southern Albania, south-western Bulgaria, south-western and eastern North Macedonia, northern and central Greece, southern Serbia and south-eastern Romania. An Aromanian diaspora living outside these places also exists. The Aromanians are known by several other names, such as "Vlachs" or "Macedo-Romanians".
The Kruševo Republic was a short-lived political entity proclaimed in 1903 by rebels from the Secret Macedonian-Adrianople Revolutionary Organization (IMRO) in Kruševo during the anti-Ottoman Ilinden–Preobrazhenie Uprising.
Moscopole or Voskopoja is a village in Korçë County in southeastern Albania. During the 18th century, it was the cultural and commercial center of the Aromanians. At its peak, in the mid 18th century, it hosted the first printing house in the Ottoman Balkans outside Constantinople, educational institutions and numerous churches. It became a leading center of Greek culture but also with elements of Albanian and Aromanian culture, all with great influence from Western civilization.
Kruševo is a town in North Macedonia. In Macedonian the name means the 'place of pear trees'. It is the highest town in North Macedonia and one of the highest in the Balkans, situated at an altitude of over 1350 m above sea level. The town of Kruševo is the seat of Kruševo Municipality. It is located in the western part of the country, overlooking the region of Pelagonia, 33 and 53 km from the nearby cities of Prilep and Bitola, respectively.
The London Conference of 1912–1913, also known as the London Peace Conference or the Conference of the Ambassadors, was an international summit of the six Great Powers of that time convened in December 1912 due to the successes of the Balkan League armies against the Ottoman Empire in the First Balkan War. In particular, the conference intended to arbitrate between the warring powers as to territorial acquisitions, and also to determine the future of Albania, whose independence was proclaimed during the conflict.
Gramos is a remote mountain village and a former municipality in Kastoria regional unit, Macedonia, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the Nestorio municipality as a municipal unit. The municipal unit has an area of 59.422 km2. Population 10 (2021). The village is a traditional Aromanian (Vlach) settlement, named after the nearby Gramos mountains to its south. It lies very close to the Albanian border. The source of the river Aliakmonas is near Gramos. It had the smallest population of any municipality in Greece at 28 inhabitants in the 2001 Greek census. It was also the least densely populated community or municipality in Greece, at 0.47 inhabitants/km2. A small road connects Gramos with Nestorio, 20 km to its east. Gramos is the nearest village to Lake Gkistova.
The Principality of the Pindus is a name given to describe a self-declared autonomous Aromanian political entity in the territory of Greece during World War II.
The Aromanians in North Macedonia, also known as the Vlachs, are an officially recognised minority group of North Macedonia numbering some 9,695 people according to the 2002 census. They are concentrated in Kruševo, Štip, Bitola and Skopje.
The Aromanian language, also known as Vlach or Macedo-Romanian, is an Eastern Romance language, similar to Megleno-Romanian, Istro-Romanian and Romanian, spoken in Southeastern Europe. Its speakers are called Aromanians or Vlachs.
Dolna Belica is a village in the municipality of Struga, North Macedonia.
Gorna Belica is a village in the municipality of Struga, North Macedonia. The village is located close to the Albania-North Macedonia border.
The Aromanians in Albania are an officially recognised ethnic minority in Albania.
The Aromanians in Greece are an Aromanian ethno-linguistic group native in Epirus, Thessaly and Western and Central Macedonia, in Greece.
The Aromanian dialects are the distinct dialects of the Aromanian language. The Aromanians are an ethnic group composed of several subgroups differentiated from each other by, among other things, the dialect they speak. The most important groups are the Pindeans, Gramosteans, Farsherots and Graboveans, each with their respective dialect. The Graboveans and their dialect are referred to by some authors as Moscopoleans and Moscopolean. The Aromanians of the villages of Gopeš and Malovište in North Macedonia also have their own distinctive dialect. A few scholars also add the Olympian dialect spoken in Thessaly, Greece, but the majority view is that Olympian is part of Pindean.
The Aromanians in Bulgaria, commonly known as "Vlachs" and under several other names, are a non-recognized ethnic minority in the country. There are an estimated 2,000 to 3,000 Aromanians in Bulgaria, although estimates coming from Bulgarian Aromanians themselves raise this number to 6,000. They live in the Western Rhodopes, the Blagoevgrad, Pazardzhik, Plovdiv and Sofia provinces and in the city of Sofia, the capital of Bulgaria itself. More precisely, the Aromanians of Bulgaria are concentrated in the villages of Anton and Dorkovo and on the cities and towns of Blagoevgrad, Dupnitsa, Peshtera, Rakitovo, Samokov, Sofia and Velingrad, as well as on parts of the aforementioned provinces located in the Balkan Mountains. Some also live on the towns of Bratsigovo and Pirdop and on the cities of Plovdiv and Pazardjik, as well as on the Rila mountain range.
The Aromanian diaspora is any ethnically Aromanian population living outside its traditional homeland in the Balkans. The Aromanians are a small Balkan ethnic group living scattered throughout Albania, Bulgaria, Greece, North Macedonia, Romania and Serbia. Historically, they also used to live in other countries such as Bosnia and Herzegovina and Croatia, although they have ever since been assimilated.
Samarina Republic or Republic of the Pindus is a historiographic name for the attempt and proposal to create an Aromanian canton under the protection of Italy during World War I. A declaration of independence was issued on 29 August 1917 by some Aromanian figures at Samarina and other villages of the Pindus mountains of northern Greece during the short period of occupation by Italy of the area in July and August 1917. In the immediate withdrawal of Italians a few days later, Greek troops retook control of the region claimed by the canton without meeting any resistance.
The Codex Dimonie is a collection of Aromanian-language biblical and religious texts translated from Greek. It represents the most comprehensive collection of early Aromanian texts known to date, comprising 127 loose sheets, which were probably bound in the past. The Codex Dimonie was discovered by Gustav Weigand, who subsequently published it, in 1889 in the house of the brothers Iancu and Mihail Dimonie in Ohrid, then in the Ottoman Empire and now in North Macedonia.
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