Tamara lies at a height of 235 m above sea level. The name of the village comes from Tamara, the wife of the Vizier of Shkodra, whose funds were used to build a new bridge over the Crem of Vukel in the second half of the 18th century . This bridge was named after Tamara, and the same village was later named. In 1945 there were 116 inhabitants, with 8.6 ha surface. While today, on this land surface (8.7 ha) there are about 500 inhabitants.