Zogaj, Kukës

Zogaj
Village
Zogaj is located in Albania
Zogaj
Zogaj
Coordinates: 42°17′40″N 20°17′55″E / 42.29444°N 20.29861°E / 42.29444; 20.29861
Country Albania
CountyKukës
MunicipalityTropojë
Municipal unitBytyç
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

Zogaj is a village in the former municipality of Bytyç in Kukës County, Albania. At the 2015 local government reform it became a part of the municipality Tropojë.[1] There are several chromium mines near the village.

Zogaj is part of the Bytyqi tribal territory, and is therefore situated in the Highlands of Gjakova.[2][3] The village's name is derived from the personal name zog, which means 'bird' in Albanian. In early documents it was referred to as Bardonja.[4]


References

  1. ^ "Law nr. 115/2014" (PDF) (in Albanian). p. 6373. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
  2. ^ Elsie, Robert (Apr 24, 2015). The Tribes of Albania: History, Society and Culture. Bloomsbury Publishing. pp. 170–172. ISBN 9780857725868.
  3. ^ "Bytyçi".
  4. ^ Sulaj, Avdyl (2010). "ONOMASTIKA E TROPOJËS". Albanological Research - Philological Sciences Series (40): 96.