Berjah
Village
Berjah is located in Kosovo
Berjah
Berjah
Coordinates: 42°25′17″N 20°17′29″E / 42.42144481292018°N 20.291275976719778°E / 42.42144481292018; 20.291275976719778
Country Kosovo
DistrictGjakova
MunicipalityGjakova
Population
 (2011)[1]
  Total154
Time zoneUTC+1 (Central European Time)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

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.[2] The Ottoman defter of the 15th century indicates that Berjah was inhabited by an Albanian population, the names of the inhabitants were overwhelmingly Albanian mixed with Slavic and Christian elements.[3]

References

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