Bosniaks of Montenegro

Share of Bosniaks in Montenegro by settlements 2003.

Bosniaks of Serbia and Montenegro within the divided Sandžak region (dashed red line).

Bosniaks primarily live in the Sandžak area of northern Montenegro, and form the majority of the population in four municipalities: Rožaje (83.91%), Petnjica (83.02%), Plav (56%) and Gusinje (42.64%).

• The main political party of Bosniaks is the Bosniak Party (BS), led by Rafet Husović. The party currently has three seats in Parliament of Montenegro.
• Another one is Justice and Reconciliation Party in Montenegro (SPP u Crnoj Gori), led by Hazbija Kalač.

Majority of Bosniaks of Montenegro were in favor of Montenegrin independence during independence referendum in 2006.

The Slavic dialect of Gusinje and Plav shows very high structural influence from Albanian. Its uniqueness in terms of language contact between Albanian and Slavic is explained by the fact that most Slavic-speakers there are of Albanian origin.[2]

Today, the majority of Bosniaks are predominantly Sunni Muslim and adhere to the Hanafi school of thought, or law, the largest and oldest school of Islamic law in jurisprudence within Sunni Islam.

Notable Bosniaks from Montenegro, past and present, include:

• Sandžak region
• Bosniaks
• Bosniaks of Serbia
• Islam in Montenegro

• Sandžak information
• Congress of North American Bosniaks