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The Ashkali (also Hashkali Aškalije (Ашкалије) Haškalije (Хашкалије)) and Balkan Egyptians (Jevgs Egjiptjant or Gjupci) are Albanian-speaking ethnic minorities (recognized communities) of Kosovo and Albania. Historically they might be Albanized Romanies Albanized Turks and/or other lightly skin pigmented Mediterranean people but they do not self-identify as such.[citation needed]Prior to the Kosovo War of 1999 they registered themselves as ethnic Albanians.

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