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.
Morinë
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Village | |
  Morinë | |
| Coordinates: 42°24′29″N 20°15′48″E / 42.40808878115828°N 20.263434211492054°E | |
| Location |  Kosovo |
| District | Gjakova |
| Municipality | Gjakova |
| Population (2024)[1] | |
• Total | 151 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Etymology
editHistory
editThe 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]
In 1913, the village was completely burnt down by Serbo-Montenegrin forced together with Skivjan, Ponoshec, and Novosella as an act of retribution for the killing of 2 Serbian soldiers.[4]
References
edit- ↑ "ASK Data - Regjistrimi popullsisë". Agjencia e Statistikave të Kosovës (ASK). 2025. Retrieved 19 June 2025.
- ↑ Elsie, Robert (2015). The Tribes of Albania: History, Society and Culture. Bloomsbury Publishing. p. 120. ISBN 9780857725868.
- ↑ Pulaha, Selami (1984). Popullsia Shqiptare e Kosoves Gjate Shekujve XV XVI. Tirana: 8 Nëntori. p. 135.
- ↑ Hrabak, Bogumil (1988). "Arbanaški upadi i pobune na Kosovu i u Makedoniji od kraja 1912. Do kraja 1915. Godine: Nacionalno nerazvijeni i nejedinstveni Arbanasi kao oruđe u rukama zainteresovanih država".
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