Berjah
Berjah is a village in the district of Gjakova, Kosovo. Berjah is situated nearby to the village Stubëll and the village Brovinë.
History
Berjah was mentioned as a village in the Ottoman defter of 1485 with 27 homes, 3 of them Muslim. The Ottoman defter of the 15th century indicates that Berjah was inhabited by a mostly Albanian population; the names of the inhabitants were overwhelmingly Albanian mixed with Slavic and Christian elements.
References
- ^ "Ethnic composition of Kosovo 2011". pop-stat.mashke.org.
- ^ Pulaha, Selami (1984). Popullsia Shqiptare e Kosoves Gjate Shekujve XV XVI. Tirana: 8 Nëntori. p. 140.