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The Labs (sing: Lab, pl. Lebër, also dial. sing.: Lap; Λιάπης, Liapis) are one of the main ethnic groups in Albania who mainly populate the region of southeast Albania, often referred to as Labëria.

Territory
There are two major ethnic subgroups of Albanians, Ghegs and Tosks. In Albania also live other ethnic groups. One of them are Labs who live in the region of southeast Albania, often referred to as Labëria.

Religion
At the end of medieval period the semi nomadic Christian Labs converted to Islam. One of the reasons was that Christian bishops refused to allow them to consume milk during fast days.

Culture
Music of Labs is poliphonic, more soft and lirical than rugged single voiced music of Ghegs dedicated to heroism. Labs developed a codex of customary laws, Kanun of Labëria (Kanuni i Labërisë or Kanuni i Papa Zhulit). This set of traditional unwritten laws which survived Byzantine and Ottoman periods in the isolated and inaccessible territories of southeast Albania.

During regime of Enver Hoxha the Labs, Ghegs and Tosks were forbidden to emphasize their identity.