Donje Ljubinje Explained

Lubinjë e Poshtme
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Kosovo
Pushpin Label Position:top
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Kosovo
Subdivision Type:Location
Subdivision Type1:District
Subdivision Name1:Prizren
Subdivision Name2:Prizren
Population Total:1227
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population As Of:2011
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2

Donje Ljubinje (Serbian: Доње Љубиње, Albanian: Lubinjë e Poshtme) is a village in Prizren Municipality, Kosovo. It is located in the historical region of Sredačka župa. According to the 2011 population census, the village had 1,227 inhabitants, with 1,178 (96%) being Bosniaks.[2]

The village attracts media attention because of the centuries-old tradition of bride decoration among local Bosniak population. This tradition, once widespread in the area, is now only performed by one elder woman from Donje Ljubinje named Aziza Šefitagić.[3] [4]

Notes and References

  1. http://pop-stat.mashke.org/kosovo-ethnic-loc2011.htm 2011 Kosovo Census results
  2. Web site: The population of the municipality of Prizren according to settlement, gender and ethnicity 2011 . Kosovo Agency for Statistics . 26 August 2017.
  3. Web site: Tradicionalno šminkanje muslimanskih nevesta na Kosovu . N1 . 26 August 2017 . 26 August 2017.
  4. Web site: Bride, Kosovo . https://web.archive.org/web/20160919070521/http://www.nationalgeographic.com/photography/photo-of-the-day/2013/12/bride-portrait-kosovo/ . dead . September 19, 2016 . National Geographic . 14 December 2013 . 26 August 2017.