Uqë is a village in Komuna e Istogut, Peja. Uqë is situated near the villages of Zhakovë and Cërkolez - Crkolez. The village is also known as Uça.
Uqë
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Village | |
Coordinates: 42°49′02″N 20°36′40″E / 42.817088623278536°N 20.611081173231273°E | |
Location | Kosovo |
District | Peja |
Municipality | Istog |
Population (2011)[1] | |
• Total | 786 |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
History edit
The village was mentioned in the Ottoman defters of 1485 with the name Oça (Uça).
It had 15 homes, and almost half of the inhabitants of Uça bore typical Albanian names such as: Ilia brother of Marin, Dimitri son of Gjon, Gjon brother of Andrija, Gjura son of Gjon, Bora son of Gjin, Bardo brother of Ilia, Gjon brother of Todor.[2]
References edit
- ^ "Ethnic composition of Kosovo 2011 | 2011 Kosovo Census results". pop-stat.mashke.org. Retrieved 2024-01-14.
- ^ Selami Pulaha Defteri i regjistrimit te Sanxhakut te Shkodres i vitit 1485 p.230