Brisë Explained

Type:v
Official Name:Brisë
County:Kukës
Municipality:Tropojë
Municunit:Lekbibaj
Coordinates:42.3°N 75°W

Brisë is a village in the administrative unit of Lekbibaj in Kukës County, Albania.[1] It is situated in the ethnographic region known as the Highlands of Gjakova. Brisë is a settlement within Nikaj tribal territory, and it is therefore inhabited by members of the Nikaj tribe.[2] [3]

The etymology of the village's name comes from the Albanian word brinjë (meaning 'horns'), and was recorded in 1485 under the name Brisha. It is one of the outermost villages of the Gjakova Highlands, bordering the Dukagjin Highlands to the west and north.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Law nr. 115/2014 . sq . 6373. 25 February 2022 .
  2. Book: Elsie . Robert . The Tribes of Albania: History, Society and Culture . Apr 24, 2015 . Bloomsbury Publishing . 9780857725868 . 149–153 .
  3. Web site: Nikaj-Merturi.
  4. Sulaj . Avdyl . ONOMASTIKA E TROPOJËS . Albanological Research - Philological Sciences Series . 2010 . 40 . 90 .