Margegaj
Administrative unit in Kukës, Albania
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Margegaj is a village and a former municipality in the Kukës County, northern Albania. At the 2015 local government reform it became a subdivision of the municipality Tropojë.[1] The population at the 2023 census was 1,907.[2]
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The valley of the Valbonë River and the village of Valbonë are located in the municipality. The following settlements belong to the municipality:
- Bradoshnicë
- Çerem
- Dedaj
- Dragobi
- Fushë Lumi
- Koçanaj
- Margegaj
- Lagja Paqës
- Rragam
- Shoshan
- Valbonë
Margegaj may be etymologically related to the word Gheg, which would make sense since it is located in a Gheg region of Albania.
Notable people
- Shpend Dragobia (1853–1918), warrior during the pre-Albanian declaration of independence period
- Haxhi Zeka (1832–1902), Albanian nationalist leader and a member of the League of Prizren
- Fatime Sokoli (1948–1987), folk music singer
