1 7 0 0 s , ▁passing ▁through ▁a ▁stage ▁of ▁C rypto - Christ ian ity ▁although ▁in ▁these ▁regions ▁scattered ▁Orth odox ▁hold outs ▁remained ▁( such ▁as ▁around ▁Ber at , ▁in ▁Z aval ina , ▁and ▁the ▁quite ▁large ▁region ▁of ▁My ze q e ▁including ▁F ier ▁and ▁L ush n j ë ) ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁continu ing ▁C rypto - Christ ian ity ▁around ▁the ▁region ▁of ▁Sh p ati ▁among ▁others , ▁where ▁C rypto - Christ ians ▁formally ▁revert ed ▁to ▁Orth odox y ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 7 . ▁Further ▁south , ▁progress ▁was ▁slower . ▁The ▁region ▁of ▁G ji rok ast ra ▁did ▁not ▁become ▁majority ▁Muslim ▁until ▁around ▁ 1 8 7 5 , ▁and ▁even ▁then ▁most ▁Muslim s ▁were ▁concentr ated ▁in ▁the ▁city ▁of ▁G ji rok ast ra ▁itself . ▁The ▁same ▁traject ory ▁was ▁true ▁of ▁Alban ians ▁in ▁Cham ë ria , ▁with ▁the ▁majority ▁of ▁Cham ▁Alban ians ▁remaining ▁Orth odox ▁until ▁around ▁ 1 8 7 5 — ▁at ▁which ▁point ▁Ott oman ▁rule ▁in ▁the ▁B alk ans ▁was ▁already ▁col laps ing ▁and ▁many ▁Christian ▁B alk an ▁states ▁had ▁already ▁claimed ▁independence ▁( G ree ce , ▁Ser bia , ▁Roman ia ). ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁Ott oman ▁period , ▁Sun ni ▁Islam ▁held ▁a ▁slight ▁majority ▁( or ▁pl ur ality ) ▁in ▁the ▁Alban ian ▁territ ories . ▁Catholic ism ▁still ▁pre va