iled ▁in ▁the ▁North western ▁regions ▁surrounding ▁Le z ha ▁and ▁Sh k od ra , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁a ▁few ▁po ckets ▁in ▁Kos ovo ▁in ▁and ▁around ▁G jak ova , ▁Pe ja , ▁Vit ina , ▁P riz ren ▁and ▁Kl ina . ▁Orth odox y ▁remained ▁pre val ent ▁in ▁various ▁po ckets ▁of ▁Southern ▁and ▁Central ▁Alban ia ▁( My ze q e ja , ▁Z aval ina , ▁Sh p ati ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁large ▁parts ▁of ▁what ▁are ▁now ▁the ▁count ies ▁of ▁V l ora , ▁G ji rok ast ra ▁and ▁Kor ca ). ▁The ▁syn cret ic ▁Be kt ashi ▁sect , ▁mean while , ▁gained ▁ad her ence ▁across ▁large ▁parts ▁of ▁the ▁South , ▁especially ▁Sk ra par i ▁and ▁D ish nica ▁where ▁it ▁is ▁the ▁over wh el ming ▁majority . ▁This ▁four - way ▁division ▁of ▁Alban ians ▁between ▁S unn is ▁( who ▁became ▁either ▁a ▁pl ur ality ▁or ▁a ▁majority ), ▁Orth odox , ▁Be kt ash is ▁and ▁C athol ics , ▁with ▁the ▁later ▁emer gence ▁of ▁Alban ian ▁Un i ates , ▁Protest ants ▁and ▁at he ists , ▁prevent ed ▁Alban ian ▁national ism ▁as ▁it ▁emer ged ▁from ▁t ying ▁itself ▁to ▁any ▁particular ▁faith , ▁instead ▁prom oting ▁harm ony ▁between ▁the ▁different ▁conf essions ▁and ▁using ▁the ▁shared ▁Alban ian ▁language , ▁Alban ian ▁history ▁and ▁Alban ian ▁eth nic ▁custom s ▁as ▁un ifying ▁them es .