Fshaj Explained

Fshaj
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Kosovo
Pushpin Label Position:top
Coordinates:42.3857°N 20.541°W
Subdivision Type:Location
Subdivision Type1:District
Subdivision Name1:Gjakova
Subdivision Type2:Municipality
Subdivision Name2:Gjakova
Unit Pref:Metric
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:404
Population As Of:2011
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone1:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2

Fshaj is a village in District of Gjakova, Gjakova District. Fshaj is situated nearby to the villages Ujz and Gexhë.

Background

The name of the village is by Pulaha considered to be an Albanian toponym.[2]

Fshaj is mentioned as a village in the Ottoman register of 1485 by the name of Fshajani/Ifshajani and had 50 households.[3] The village is also mentioned in the Ottoman register of 1571 and had then 19 households. The Ottoman defter indicates that Fshaj was inhabited by an Albanian population, the names of the inhabitants were Albanian.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ethnic composition of Kosovo 2011 2011 Kosovo Census results . pop-stat.mashke.org. 2024-01-06.
  2. https://pdfhost.io/v/9tbVWjiWM_SelamiPulahaDefteriiregjistrimittSanxhakuttShkodrsivitit14851485_OCRpdf Defteri i regjistrimit te Sanxhakut te Shkodres i vitit 1485
  3. https://pdfhost.io/v/9tbVWjiWM_SelamiPulahaDefteriiregjistrimittSanxhakuttShkodrsivitit14851485_OCRpdf Defteri i regjistrimit te Sanxhakut te Shkodres i vitit 1485
  4. https://vdocuments.mx/179876370-s-pulaha-popullsia-shqiptare-e-kosoves-gjate-shekujve-xv-xvi.html?page=1 Popullsia Shqiptare e Kosoves Gjate Shekujve