Malesia, North Macedonia
Malesia is a small region in the Upper Struga Municipality, in western North Macedonia, at the Golema River. It is inhabited by Orthodox Christians, as opposed to the settlements to the south, which are Muslim. Burinec and Selce used to be part of the Debar župa. The Karaorman Mountain is situated to the east of Ržanovo. The toponym Malesija is of Albanian origin from the word Malësi'' meaning a mountainous area or region.
It contains these villages:
- Prisovjani
- Brčevo
- Ržanovo
- Globočica
- Zbaždi
- Lokov
- Selci
- Burinec
