Kuqishtë ( sr-Cyrl-Latn, Кућиште, Kućište) is a small village located in the municipality of

Peja Peja or Peć, ), is the fifth most populous city in Kosovo and serves as the seat of the Peja Municipality and the District of Peja. It is located in the Rugova region on the eastern section of the Accursed Mountains along the Peja's Lumbar ...

Kosovo Kosovo, officially the Republic of Kosovo, is a landlocked country in Southeast Europe with International recognition of Kosovo, partial diplomatic recognition. It is bordered by Albania to the southwest, Montenegro to the west, Serbia to the ...

. Kuqishtë is located near the Montenegro border, at the edge of the

Rugova Canyon Rugova Canyon (; , ''Rugovska klisura'') or Rugova Gorge () is a river canyon near Peja in western Kosovo. The canyon is located in the Albanian Alps, close to the border with Montenegro. With a length of and a depth up to 1,000 meters, Rugova ...

in the

Accursed Mountains The Accursed Mountains (; sh-Latn-Cyrl, Prokletije, Проклетије, separator=" / ", ; both translated as "Cursed Mountains"), also known as the Albanian Alps (; sh-Latn-Cyrl, Albanski Alpi, Албански Алпи, separator=" / ", li ...

. The

Lumbardhi i Pejës The Lumbardhi i Pejës, or Peja Bistrica or Peć Bistrica (; ), is a river in Kosovo. This 62 km-long right tributary to the White Drin river flows entirely within the south-western part of Kosovo. Name The river's name, Lumbardh, litera ...

flows past the village. The peak of

Leqinat Leqinat or Lićenat ( Serbian and Montenegrin Cyrillic: Лићенат), is a mountain in western Kosovo and eastern Montenegro, in the Accursed Mountains The Accursed Mountains (; sh-Latn-Cyrl, Prokletije, Проклетије, separator=" ...

at 1,799 meters above sea level is situated to the west of the village. The village of Kuqishtë is categorized as being the last village in the

and for the rough terrain it's on. The lake on

mountain bears the name of the village although the lake is also called Leqinat lake.

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