Berjah
Village in Gjakova, Kosovo
42°25′17″N 20°17′29″E / 42.42144481292018°N 20.291275976719778°E / 42.42144481292018; 20.291275976719778![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1f/Flag_of_Kosovo.svg/21px-Flag_of_Kosovo.svg.png)
(2011)[1]
Berjah is a village in the district of Gjakova, Kosovo. Berjah is situated nearby to the village Stubëll and the village Brovinë.
History
Berjah 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
- ^ "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.