Mala Plana (Prokuplje)
Village in Toplica District, Serbia
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Mala Plana is a village in the municipality of Prokuplje, Serbia. According to the 2002 census, the village has a population of 608 people.[1]
Mala Plana
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Village | |
 Mala Plana | |
| Coordinates: 43°15′10″N 21°28′38″E | |
| Country |  Serbia |
| District | Toplica District |
| Municipality | Prokuplje |
| Population (2002) | |
• Total | 608 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
History
Mala Plana had 178 houses inhabited by Albanians before the Expulsion of the Albanians took place in 1877–1878.[2] All Albanians left the Prokuplje region by force of the Serbian army and fled to modern-day Kosovo, which was back then the Vilayet of Kosovo of the Ottoman Empire. These Albanians became known as Muhaxhirs ("Muslim refugees" in Albanian)[3] and were demographically Albanians of the Gheg dialect and Muslims.
Some families in Kosovo kept their surname (Pllana) as the village they were from.[4]
