The Dardani (; ; ) (or Dardanians) was a tribe that occupied the region of Dardania."Δαρδάνιοι, Δάρδανοι, Δαρδανίωνες" Dardanioi, Georg Autenrieth, "A Homeric Dictionary", at Perseus]Latin Dictionary Located at the Thraco-Illyrian contact zone, their identification as either an Illyrian or Thracian tribe is uncertain.