Triesh is one of the seven Albanian tribes of Malësi e Madhe. Today, around 400 descendants of the tribe live in the small but active tribal sub-region. Trieshi, as well as Hot, derive from a single ancestor named Keq Preka. The founder of half the Trieshi tribe was Ban Keqi; the other half of the Trieshi tribe was said to have settled in the land 100 years before the arrival of Ban.
There are currently over 500 households worldwide that originate from the Trieshi tribe. Trieshi consists ten villages: Rudinë, Nikmarashi, Muzheçku, Budzë, Poprat, Stjepohi, Benkaj, Delaj, Cemi i Trieshit, and part of Koritë. The people of Trieshi are called "Trieshjan" (males) and "Trieshjane" (females) who are entirely Roman Catholic along with the majority of Malësia. The Trieshjan's were never suppressed by the Ottomans and never paid any taxes to the Turks.
Trieshi contributed several notable singers such as Nikollë Nikprelaj and Malësori. Today, many people from Trieshi have migrated to the United States, but those who still live back home are inhabiting the town of Tuzi or the capital city of Podgorica, Montenegro.
Trieshi was known for starting the Albanian Highlander Uprising (Kryengritja e Malesis) against the Ottomans in 1907 at the Battle of Lemaja. This battle was fought at the Cemi River located in Triesh. According to the locals, the only thing separating the two forces was a bridge over Cemi. 150 Trieshjan participated in that battle, where Maluk Vata Gjurashaj was the soldier to start the battle by shooting his rifle first. The result to this battle proved victorious for the Albanians and later lead to other battles in Malesia, for example the Battle of Deciq of 1911.
Arapaj, Gjurashaj, Gjuravçaj, Margilaj, Cacaj, Gjeloshaj, Gjonaj, Gjokaj, Gegaj, Gjonlekaj, Dukaj, Dedivanaj, Ujkaj (bajraktart), Nikprelaj, Micakaj, Gashaj, Palushaj, Prenkoçaj, Lekoçaj, Memçaj, Hasanaj, Lucaj, Curanaj (migrated to Guci), Vataj (migrated to Kosove).