Aranitas

Aranitas is a village and a former municipality in Fier County, Albania. During the 2015 local government reform it became a subdivision of the municipality of Mallakastër.^[1] The population at the 2011 census was 2,714.^[2] The name is derived from the Arianiti family, an Albanian noble family in the late Middle Ages.

Aranitas
Municipal unit
Aranitas
Coordinates: 40°36′N 19°48′E
Country	Albania
County	Fier
Municipality	Mallakastër
Population  (2017)
• Municipal unit	2.714
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)

Notable people

• Xhemal Aranitasi, former commander in chief of the Royal Albanian Army, studied in the Monastir Military High School
• Mustafa Aranitasi (12 April 1872 – 26 April 1961) was an Albanian military commander and politician who served as Minister of War on two separate terms during the 1920s. A Zog loyalist, he played an important role in the reformation of the Albanian Army during this time period.
• Ali Shametaj, Albanian folk singer