Dëbëlldeh

Dëbëlldeh

Dëbëlldeh (Albanian)
Дебелде/Debelde (Serbian)
Dëbëlldeh Dëbëlldeh (Albanian); Дебелде/Debelde (Serbian);
Village
	Dëbëlldeh
	Coordinates: 42°15′39″N 21°23′54″E / 42.26083°N 21.39833°ECoordinates: 42°15′39″N 21°23′54″E / 42.26083°N 21.39833°E
Country	Kosovo
District	Gjilan
Municipality	Vitina
Population (2011)
• Total	339
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)

Dëbëlldeh (Albanian: Dëbëlldeh, Serbian: Дебелде) is a village in the municipality of Vitia, Kosovo.^[a]

Etymology

The name of the village comes from the Serbian words "Debeli Deo" (Serbian: Дебели Део) which translated into English mean "Thick Place" ^[2]

Geography

The village is located in the Karadak Mountain range, northwest of Kopilaq Mountain. It borders the village of Mjak in the west and Tanuševci in the south which is located in North Macedonia.

History

The inhabitants of the village belong to the same clan originating from the Berisha tribe and are separated into two branches; The Mahalla of Fejzalar with nine families, and the Mahalla of Qorroll with thirteen families.^[2]

During the Kosovo War, most of the village was burned down and property was looted by Serb Forces^[3]

During the Conflict in Macedonia in 2001, the village became a stronghold of the NLA, from which many attacks on Macedonian forces were conducted.^[4]^[5] Following an agreement between Serbia and Montenegro and Macedonia the village alongside Mjak were supposed to be given to Macedonia, the idea was given up after local residents from Dëbëlldeh and Mjak rose up to arms and threatened to start a new conflict, the locals were supported by ANA militants and former NLA commanders such as Xhezair Shaqiri^[6]

Notes and references

Notes:

^ The political status of Kosovo is disputed. Having unilaterally declared independence from Serbia in 2008, Kosovo is formally recognised as an independent state by 100 UN member states (with another 13 states recognising it at some point but then withdrawing their recognition) and 93 states not recognizing it, while Serbia continues to claim it as part of its own sovereign territory.

References:

^ 2011 Kosovo Census results
^ ^a ^b "Порекло презимена, село Дебелде (Витина) - Порекло". www.poreklo.rs (in Serbian). 2020-07-19. Retrieved 2022-10-14.
^ Kryelajmi (2017-04-13). "Pse "Dosja e Vitisë" për krimet serbe me shumë fakte e dëshmi mbeti e harruar nga drejtësia ?! • KRYELAJMI". KRYELAJMI. Retrieved 2022-07-31.
^ RATHFELDER, ERICH (2001-03-10). "Über die Grenze und in die Berge". Die Tageszeitung: taz (in German). p. 4. ISSN 0931-9085. Retrieved 2022-07-31.
^ Rathfelder, Erich (2012-10-22). Kosovo: Geschichte eines Konflikts (in German). Suhrkamp Verlag. ISBN 978-3-518-79620-7.
^ "Banorët e Debelldesë, nën armë për kufirin - Arkiva Shqiptare e Lajmeve". www.arkivalajmeve.com. Retrieved 2022-07-31.

References

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[1] 2011 Kosovo Census results

[:0-2] "Порекло презимена, село Дебелде (Витина) - Порекло". www.poreklo.rs (in Serbian). 2020-07-19. Retrieved 2022-10-14.

[3] Kryelajmi (2017-04-13). "Pse "Dosja e Vitisë" për krimet serbe me shumë fakte e dëshmi mbeti e harruar nga drejtësia ?! • KRYELAJMI". KRYELAJMI. Retrieved 2022-07-31.

[4] RATHFELDER, ERICH (2001-03-10). "Über die Grenze und in die Berge". Die Tageszeitung: taz (in German). p. 4. ISSN 0931-9085. Retrieved 2022-07-31.

[5] Rathfelder, Erich (2012-10-22). Kosovo: Geschichte eines Konflikts (in German). Suhrkamp Verlag. ISBN 978-3-518-79620-7.

[6] "Banorët e Debelldesë, nën armë për kufirin - Arkiva Shqiptare e Lajmeve". www.arkivalajmeve.com. Retrieved 2022-07-31.

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