[1] The population is primarily Albanian and traditionally belonged to the Bektashi faith during Ottoman times,[2] having been Orthodox Christian during the Middle Ages previously, although nowadays there are many irreligious people just as many other parts of Albania.
[1] After the death of Skanderbeg, many families fled to either Greece or Italy and contributed to the emergence of Arvanite and Arbëreshë populations in those lands.
[1] Within Calabria, Arbëreshë with the names Gjerba, Jerba, Barç, Zhupa, and Zhepa are held by Eqrem Cabej to have origins in Tomorrice.
[1] The town of Gramsh bloomed in the 16th century with 400 houses and 18 shops, and was the place of residence of important beys and spahis who ruled over lands faraway in Fier, Berat, Korca, and even in Macedonia and Greece.
Locals fled the area and settling in Perrenjas, Mazreke in Korca County, Krushevo in Macedonia, as well as among the Arberesh populations in South Italy and Greece.
[4] At the end of the Ottoman Empire, two chetas affiliated with the Albanian nationalist guerrilla fighter Sali Butka were active in Tomorrica.
Tomorr was especially revered in the regions that it was visible from, which include Tomorrica itself as well as Skrapari, Dishnica, Dangellia, Myzeqeja, Sulova, Mallakastra as well as others.