Morinë | |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Pushpin Map: | Kosovo |
Pushpin Label Position: | top |
Coordinates: | 42.4081°N 20.2634°W |
Subdivision Type: | Location |
Subdivision Type1: | District |
Subdivision Name1: | Gjakova |
Subdivision Type2: | Municipality |
Subdivision Name2: | Gjakova |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Population Footnotes: | [1] |
Population Total: | 189 |
Population As Of: | 2011 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone1: | CET |
Utc Offset: | +1 |
Timezone Dst: | CEST |
Utc Offset Dst: | +2 |
Morinë is a village in the District of Gjakova, in Kosovo. Morinë is situated nearby to the hamlets Ukshini and Potok and the village Ponoshec. Morinë is located east of the mountain pass of Qafë Morinë.
The name of the settlement comes from the Morina tribe.[2]
The Morina during the 15th century were part of the Nahiya of Altun-ili and Morina as a settlement was mentioned in the 1485 Ottoman defter of the region. In total there were registered 28 homes.[3]