Uqë

Village in Komuna e Istogut, Peja From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Uqë is a village in Komuna e Istogut, Peja, Kosovo. Uqë is situated near the villages of Zhakovë and Cërkolez - Crkolez. The village is also known as Uça.

Location Kosovo
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
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Uqë
Village
Coordinates: 42°49′03″N 20°36′29″E
Location Kosovo
DistrictPeja
MunicipalityIstog
Population
 (2024)[1]
 • Total
576
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
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History

The village was mentioned in the Ottoman defters of 1485 with the name Oça (Uça).

It had 15 homes, and almost half of the inhabitants of Uça bore typical Albanian names such as: Ilia brother of Marin, Dimitri son of Gjon, Gjon brother of Andrija, Gjura son of Gjon, Bora son of Gjin, Bardo brother of Ilia, Gjon brother of Todor.[2]

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