He named the western area of Cairo Zamalek after Zëmblak because of how similar the primitive huts built from straw were.
Ibrahim Agha was a Bektashi Albanian tobacco and shipping merchant who also served as the Ottoman commander of a small unit in their hometown.
This is where he met Zeynep, the daughter of Çorbaci Husain Agha, another Muslim Albanian notable in Kavala.
Muhammed Ali of Egypt took his troops from Zëmblak and the Pojan region of Korçë in general.
A notable person who assisted Muhammed Ali of Egypt with his endeavours was Mustafa Naili Pasha, an Albanian born in Pojan and said to have had his origins in Zëmblak.
Mustafa Naili Pasha (1798–1871) was an Ottoman statesman who held the office of Grand Vizier twice and was Wali of Crete.