▁community ▁is ▁spread ▁across ▁Cro atia . ▁Their ▁original ▁settlement s ▁were ▁Ar ban asi ▁of ▁Z ad ar ▁and ▁some ▁villages ▁around ▁Z ad ar , ▁namely ▁Z em un ik , ▁Dra č ev ac , ▁Cr no , ▁P lo č a , ▁etc . ▁The ▁former ▁village ▁derived ▁its ▁name ▁from ▁its ▁found ers , ▁the ▁Alban ians . ▁The ▁Ar ban asi ▁are ▁known ▁to ▁have ▁settled ▁the ▁area ▁during ▁two ▁different ▁periods ▁of ▁migration ; ▁the ▁first ▁in ▁ 1 6 5 5 ▁and ▁the ▁second ▁in ▁ 1 7 2 6 - 3 3 . ▁These ▁sett lers ▁were ▁said ▁to ▁be ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁K ast ri oti ▁cl an , ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁numerous ▁Northern ▁Alban ian ▁cl ans ▁known ▁to ▁have ▁existed . ▁ ▁History ▁▁ 1 8 th ▁century ▁migration ▁and ▁res ett lement ▁▁ ▁Ar ban asi ▁( Ар ба на си ) ▁is ▁the ▁old ▁eth n onym ▁that ▁the ▁South ▁S lav s ▁used ▁to ▁denote ▁Alban ians , ▁d ating ▁back ▁to ▁the ▁Middle ▁A ges . ▁▁ ▁The ▁ancest ors ▁of ▁Ar ban asi ▁people ▁are ▁Catholic ▁Alban ians ▁who ▁origin ated ▁from ▁the ▁villages ▁of ▁Br iska ▁( B ris k ), ▁Š est an ▁( Sh est an ), ▁Liv ari ▁( L j are ), ▁and ▁Pod i ▁( Pod ) ▁located ▁in ▁Sk ad ar ska ▁K raj ina ▁() ▁region , ▁then ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Muslim ▁ruled ▁Ott oman ▁Empire ▁( now