Beci, Kosovo
Etymology
It is believed that the toponym is derived from the Albanian word Bec-i, which means "little lamb" in Albanian.
Geography
Beci is bordered by Sapot to the west, Zhdrellë and Rashkoc to the northwest and north, Cërmjan to the northeast, Meqe east, Doblibare and Vraniq to the southeast and with Lugu e Bunarit to the south and southwest. It is located in the ethnographic Dushkaja region, and is situated around 7 km northeast of Gjakova.
History
Beci is divided into two sections - Beci i Epër (Upper Beci) and Beci i Poshtëm (Lower Beci). In the cadastral documents of the Sanjak of Shkodra in 1485, the village is mentioned with the name Beçi. The inhabitants bore a mixture of Albanian, Christian and Slavic names.
In the Ottoman register of 1582 the inhabitants bore majority Albanian names, indicating the village was historically inhabited by an Albanian population.
Anthropology
Beci is inhabited by a near-absolute majority of ethnic Albanians, and most of the inhabitants traditionally belonged to a single Albanian tribal brotherhood around 300 years ago - the Mërturi-Berisha. The village was traditionally divided into 4 neighbourhoods - the neighbourhoods of the Biblekët, Ndreajt, Salcët and Tetajt. The Muslim and Catholic Albanians here belong to the same brotherhood. There is also a family that hails from the Krasniqi tribe and one that hails from the Thaçi tribe.
Notes
References
- ^ 2011 Kosovo Census results
- ^ Morina, Zeki (2017). TEMA: TOPONIMIA DHE ANTROPONIMIA E GJAKOVËS ME RRETHINË ( Shqyrtime etnolinguistike ) (PDF) (Thesis). Shkodër: INSTITUTI I STUDIMEVE ALBANOLOGJIKE, UNIVERSITETI I SHKODRËS “LUIGJ GURAKUQI”. p. 79. Retrieved 22 March 2022.
- ^ Morina, Zeki (2017). TEMA: TOPONIMIA DHE ANTROPONIMIA E GJAKOVËS ME RRETHINË ( Shqyrtime etnolinguistike ) (PDF) (Thesis). Shkodër: INSTITUTI I STUDIMEVE ALBANOLOGJIKE, UNIVERSITETI I SHKODRËS “LUIGJ GURAKUQI”. p. 79. Retrieved 22 March 2022.
- ^ Selami Pulaha - Defteri i regjistrimit te Sanxhakut te Shkodrs i vitit 1485 p. 310
- ^ Selami Pulaha - Defteri i regjistrimit te Sanxhakut te Shkodres i vitit 1485
- ^ Popullsia Shqiptare e Kosoves Gjate Shekujve
- ^ Morina, Zeki (2017). TEMA: TOPONIMIA DHE ANTROPONIMIA E GJAKOVËS ME RRETHINË ( Shqyrtime etnolinguistike ) (PDF) (Thesis). Shkodër: INSTITUTI I STUDIMEVE ALBANOLOGJIKE, UNIVERSITETI I SHKODRËS “LUIGJ GURAKUQI”. p. 78. Retrieved 22 March 2022.
- ^ Hoxha, Skënder R. "Një kapitull i historisë së Becit të Dushkajës". Zemra Shqiptare.