Iljas
# Iljas

Iljas (definite Albanian form: Iljasi; Albanian pronunciation: or) is a village in Himarë municipality (13 kilometres from the town), Vlorë County, southern Albania. It is located near the Ionian coast on the Albanian Riviera.

## Demographics

The village of Iljas is inhabited by an Eastern Orthodox Albanian population.

## History

In 1720, the villages of Himara, Palasë, Ilias, Vuno, Pilur and Qeparo refused to submit to the Pasha of Delvina.

