Fshaj is a village in District of Gjakova, Gjakova District. Fshaj is situated nearby to the villages Ujz and Gexhë.
Fshaj | |
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Village | |
 Fshaj Bridge | |
  Fshaj | |
| Coordinates: 42°23′09″N 20°32′27″E / 42.38571939806632°N 20.54096419552941°E | |
| Location |  Kosovo |
| District | Gjakova |
| Municipality | Gjakova |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
| • Total | 404 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Background edit
The name of the village is by Pulaha considered to be an Albanian toponym.[2]
Fshaj is mentioned as a village in the Ottoman register of 1485 by the name of Fshajani/Ifshajani and had 50 households.[3] The village is also mentioned in the Ottoman register of 1571 and had then 19 households. The Ottoman defter indicates that Fshaj was inhabited by an Albanian population, the names of the inhabitants were Albanian.[4]
References edit
- ^ "Ethnic composition of Kosovo 2011 | 2011 Kosovo Census results". pop-stat.mashke.org. Retrieved 2024-01-06.
- ^ Defteri i regjistrimit te Sanxhakut te Shkodres i vitit 1485 p. 41-42
- ^ Defteri i regjistrimit te Sanxhakut te Shkodres i vitit 1485 p. 286
- ^ Popullsia Shqiptare e Kosoves Gjate Shekujve p. 206-207