Uqë
Uqë
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Village | |
  Uqë | |
| 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) |
Uqë is a village in Komuna e Istogut, Peja. Uqë is situated nearby to the villages Zhakovë and Cërkolez - Crkolez. The village is also known as Uça.
History[edit]
The village was mentioned in the Ottoman defters of 1485 with the name Oça (Uça) and had 15 homes, almost half of the inhabitants of Uça bore typical Albanian names: 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
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