Zogaj, Kukës
Village in Kukës, Albania
42°17′40″N 20°17′55″E / 42.29444°N 20.29861°E / 42.29444; 20.29861Zogaj is a village in the former municipality of Bytyç in Kukës County, Albania. At the 2015 local government reform it became a part of the municipality Tropojë.[1] There are several chromium mines near the village.
Zogaj is part of the Bytyqi tribal territory, and is therefore situated in the Highlands of Gjakova.[2][3] The village's name is derived from the personal name zog, which means 'bird' in Albanian. In early documents it was referred to as Bardonja.[4]
References
- ^ "Law nr. 115/2014" (PDF) (in Albanian). p. 6373. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
- ^ Elsie, Robert (Apr 24, 2015). The Tribes of Albania: History, Society and Culture. Bloomsbury Publishing. pp. 170–172. ISBN 9780857725868.
- ^ "Bytyçi".
- ^ Sulaj, Avdyl (2010). "ONOMASTIKA E TROPOJËS". Albanological Research - Philological Sciences Series (40): 96.
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Subdivisions of Tropojë Municipality
Municipal Seat: Bajram Curri
- Bajram Curri
- Bllatë
- Bujan
- Dojan
- Gri
- Gri e Re
- Lekurtaj
- Markaj
- Rosujë
- Selimaj
- Berishë
- Çorraj-Veliç
- Kam
- Kepenek
- Leniq
- Mash
- Pac
- Prush
- Visoçë
- Vlad
- Zherkë
- Zogaj
- Breg-Lum
- Degë
- Dushaj i Poshtëm
- Fierzë
- Tpla
- Bukovë
- Jaho Salihi
- Llugaj
- Luzhë
- Rragam
- Rrez-Mali
- Astë
- Babinë
- Begaj
- Buçaj
- Gegaj
- Kasaj
- Kërrnajë
- Kojel
- Kovaç
- Myhejan
- Papaj
- Shkëlzen
- Shumice-Ahmetaj
- Sopot
- Viçidol