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Shishman, Gjakova

Coordinates: 42°22′48″N 20°19′11″E / 42.37992976981704°N 20.319771736343°E / 42.37992976981704; 20.319771736343
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Shishman
Village
Shishman is located in Kosovo
Shishman
Shishman
Coordinates: 42°22′48″N 20°19′11″E / 42.37992976981704°N 20.319771736343°E / 42.37992976981704; 20.319771736343
Location Kosovo
DistrictGjakova
MunicipalityGjakova
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total503
Time zoneUTC+1 (Central European Time)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

Shishman is a village in the District of Gjakova, in Kosovo. Shishman is situated nearby to the villages Duzhnjë and Smolicë.

History

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The village was mentioned in the Ottoman defter of 1485 with 20 households.[2] The Ottoman defters indicate that the village was inhabited by an Albanian population during the 15th century; the name of the inhabitants were mainly Albanian with Slavic and Christian anthroponomy.[2]

According to a 23 May 1999 Kosovapress report, Serbian troops killed five Kosovar civilians in the village on 26 April 1999.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "2011 Kosovo census results". pop-stat.mashke.org.
  2. ^ a b Pulaha, Selami (1984). Popullsia Shqiptare e Kosoves Gjate Shekujve XV XVI. Tirana: 8 Nëntori. pp. 162–163.
  3. ^ "Ethnic Cleansing in Kosovo: An Accounting". state.gov. U.S. State Department. 1999.