Çabër | |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Pushpin Map: | Kosovo |
Coordinates: | 42.9035°N 20.7732°W |
Subdivision Type: | Location |
Subdivision Name: | Kosovo |
Subdivision Type1: | District |
Subdivision Name1: | District of Mitrovica |
Subdivision Type2: | Municipality |
Subdivision Name2: | Zubin Potok |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Population Est: | 1,300[1] |
Pop Est As Of: | 2018 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone: | CET |
Utc Offset: | +1 |
Timezone Dst: | CEST |
Utc Offset Dst: | +2 |
Çabër or Čabra is a village located in the municipality of Zubin Potok, in Kosovo. Çabër has approximately 1,300 inhabitants who are all Albanians. The river Ibar runs through the village.
According to legend, there were two brothers and their nephew who came to Çabër first and gave it its name. Eventually a village was formed and grew to have a large population. The brothers and their nephew allegedly came from Qafë Prush, which is located on the border of Kosovo (Gjakova) and Albania. The most common surnames in the village are Uka, Kurti, and Mehmeti.
On 29th March 1999, Serbian artillery fired shells from the village Zupç destroying the whole village.[2] After the war funds were raised to rebuild Çabër and the local Albanian population started returning to their village.[3]