Berjah is a village in the district of Gjakova, Kosovo. Berjah is situated nearby to the village Stubëll and the village Brovinë.
Berjah | |
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Village | |
  Berjah | |
| Coordinates: 42°25′17″N 20°17′29″E / 42.42144481292018°N 20.291275976719778°E | |
| Country |  Kosovo |
| District | Gjakova |
| Municipality | Gjakova |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
• Total | 154 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (Central European Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
History
editBerjah was mentioned as a village in the Ottoman defter of 1485 with 27 homes, 3 of them Muslim.[2] The Ottoman defter of the 15th century indicates that Berjah was inhabited by a mostly Albanian population; the names of the inhabitants were overwhelmingly Albanian mixed with Slavic and Christian elements.[2]
References
edit- ^ "Ethnic composition of Kosovo 2011". pop-stat.mashke.org.
- ^ a b Pulaha, Selami (1984). Popullsia Shqiptare e Kosoves Gjate Shekujve XV XVI. Tirana: 8 Nëntori. p. 140.