Tërbaç
| Tërbaç | |
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| Village | |
 Tërbaç
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| Coordinates: 40°14′N 19°38′E / 40.233°N 19.633°ECoordinates: 40°14′N 19°38′E / 40.233°N 19.633°E | |
| Country |
 Albania
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| County | Vlorë |
| Municipality | Himarë |
| Administrative Unit | Horë-Vranisht |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
Tërbaç is a community in the Vlorë County, southwestern Albania. At the 2015 local government reform it became part of the municipality Himarë.
The village is located at the foothills of the Ceraunian Mountains and is adjacent to the village of Dukat. The area is rugged and mountainous, and is host to many streams and passes.
The origins of the village are tied to the Qafa e Shengjergjit, which was used in ancient times as a caravan route between the ancient city of Orikum and more inland cities. Eventually the trail was forgotten by merchants and is only used by sheepherders in contemporary times. Turkish dominance over the area was minuscule, but taxes in the form of herds and other commodities were taken by the local Ottoman administration. Villagers often ignored the taxes that the local Sanjak in Vlore requested, thus in around the 1820s an Ottoman expeditionary force skirmished with the villagers and stole their goods as compensation for neglect of taxes. The inhabitants of the village were also Islamized during this period, with Bektashism also taking hold in the region later. Tërbaç was part of the battlefield of the battle of Gjorm, where Albanian resistance units defeated and routed the troops of the Kingdom of Italy. During World War II the German army was still very active in the area, even as the allies pushed up into northern Italy. Meanwhile, Partisans also were fighting against the Germans and Balli Kombëtar.
The eventual Communist victory led to the village being part of the Albanian Communist state for over fifty years, however after the fall of Hoxhaism, the village has seen a massive drop in population as people migrate to different areas of the world, and in Albania itself.
Hysni Kapo, military commander and leading member of the Party of Labour of Albania.
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