Piranë

Piranë

Piranë

Village in Prizren, Kosovo

Piranë (Albanian: Piranë, Serbian Cyrillic: Пиране/Pirane) is a village in Prizren municipality, Kosovo.

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History

According to Pulaha, Pirane was mentioned in the Ottoman defter of 1485 as Dolina Biranash with 35 homes, several of the homes listed bore Albanian names: Bashtina e Gjinit, te birit te Tanushit, Bashtina e Progonit, Bashtina e Nikces, E veja Nina, Nika son of Dabzhiv.[2]

During the 16th century, the inhabitants of the village were recorded with characteristically Albanian anthroponomy, indicating that the village was historically inhabited by Albanians.[3][4]

References

  1. [1]
    2011 Kosovo Census results
  2. [2]
    Selami Pulaha Defteri i Regjistrimit te Sanxhakut te Shkodres i vitit 1485 p. 220-221
  3. [3]
    Pulaha, Selami (1984). Popullsia Shqiptare e Kosoves Gjate Shekujve XV XVI. Tirana: 8 Nëntori. pp. 98–99.
  4. [4]
    Pulaha, Selami (1984). Popullsia Shqiptare e Kosoves Gjate Shekujve XV XVI. Tirana: 8 Nëntori. p. 337. p.


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