Pozharan (in
Albanian
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*Pertaining to Albania in Southeast Europe; in particular:
**Albanians, an ethnic group native to the Balkans
**Albanian language
**Albanian culture
**Demographics of Albania, includes other ethnic groups within the country ...
), or Požaranje (in
Serbian; Пожарање) is a
town
A town is a human settlement. Towns are generally larger than villages and smaller than cities, though the criteria to distinguish between them vary considerably in different parts of the world.
Origin and use
The word "town" shares an ori ...
in the
Vitina Municipality
Viti ( sq-definite, Vitia) or Vitina ( sr-Cyrl, Витина), is a town and municipality located in the District of Gjilan in Kosovo. According to the 2011 census, the town of Viti has 4,924 inhabitants, while the municipality has 46,987 inhabita ...
, southeast
Kosovo
Kosovo ( sq, Kosova or ; sr-Cyrl, Косово ), officially the Republic of Kosovo ( sq, Republika e Kosovës, links=no; sr, Република Косово, Republika Kosovo, links=no), is a partially recognised state in Southeast Euro ...
.
History
Until 1975, it was known as Požeranje (Пожерање) and had been the seat of its municipality to that time.
Demographics
According to the 2011 census the population is 10,000, of which 99,53% are ethnic Albanians.
Sports
The local football club is
KF Vllaznia Pozheran, who played in the
Football Superleague of Kosovo
The Football Superleague of Kosovo ( sq, Superliga e Futbollit të Kosovës), also known as the ALBI MALL Superleague of Kosovo ( sq, ALBI MALL Superliga e Kosovës) for sponsorship reasons with Albi Mall, is the top level of the Kosovar football ...
in the 2017–18 season.
Notable people
*
Sinan Hasani, Yugoslav politician
* Mejdi Korrani (d. 19/4/1999), KLA
* Xhevat Qerimi, KLA commander
* Naser e Jeton Rama, KLA
*
Festim Alidema Football
*Sami Piraj, composer
*
Lindita Halimi
Lindita Halimi (born 24 March 1989), commonly known as simply Lindita, is a Kosovo-Albanian singer and songwriter. She rose to fame after winning the sixth edition of Top Fest with "Ëndërroja" (I dreamed) in 2009.
In 2016, she participated in ...
, singer
References
Villages in Viti, Kosovo
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