Çirez

Village in Skenderaj, Kosovo From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Çirez is a village in the municipality of Skenderaj, Kosovo.

Location Kosovo
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
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Çirez
Ћирез
Ćirez
Village
Çirez is located in Kosovo
Çirez
Çirez
Location in Kosovo
Coordinates: 42.714°N 20.902°E / 42.714; 20.902
Location Kosovo
DistrictMitrovicë
MunicipalitySkënderaj
Population
 (2024)[1]
 • Total
791
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
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History

The village of Çirez was the site of a battle between the Kosovo Liberation Army and Serbian forces, known as the Attacks on Likoshan and Çirez. The Albanian civilians of the village were part of a massacre, in the 28th of February 1998 which marked the beginning of the Kosovo War.[2]

Demographics

According to the 2024 national census of the Kosovo Agency of Statistics, Çirez had a population of 791 inhabitants. The population of the village is entirely Albanian.[1]

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