Bishtazhin
Bishtazhin is a village located near Gjakova, Kosovo. It is inhabited exclusively by Albanians.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: J budissin, CC BY 3.0.
- Type: Village
- Description: village in Kosovo
- Also known as: “Bistražin”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Terzi Bridge and White Drin Canyon.
Terzi Bridge
Photo: J budissin, CC BY 3.0.
Terzi Bridge or Terzijski Bridge, also referred to as Tailors' Bridge, is located near the village of Bishtazhin, near Gjakova, Kosovo. It is a respectable example of Ottoman architecture in Kosovo.
White Drin Canyon
Nature reserve
Photo: Faton Haxhiavdyli, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The White Drin Canyon or White Drin Gorge is a small canyon located in the southwestern Kosovo. The White Drin river runs through the canyon. The canyon is relatively short, only being about 900 m long with a depth of 45 meters.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Smaq and Bardhasan.
Smaq
Village
Smaq is a village in District of Gjakova, Kosovo. Smaq is situated nearby to the villages Kushavec and Bishtazhin.
Bardhasan
Village
Bardhasan is a village in the Dushkaja subregion of the Gjakova municipality of Kosovo. It is inhabited exclusively by Albanians. Bardhasan is situated 5 km north of Bishtazhin.
Bellacërkë
Village
Fortesë is a village in the municipality of Rahovec of the District of Gjakova. Before 1999 the village was called Bela Crkva. Bellacërkë is situated 7 km east of Bishtazhin.
Bishtazhin
- Categories: cadastral municipality of Serbia and locality
- Location: District of Gjakova, Gjakova District, Kosovo, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
42.3545° or 42° 21′ 16″ northLongitude
20.51282° or 20° 30′ 46″ eastElevation
338 metres (1,109 feet)Open location code
8GJ29G37+R4OpenStreetMap ID
node 3551753563OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Albanian to Turkish—“Bishtazhin” goes by many names.
- Albanian: “Bishtazhin”
- Albanian: “Bishtazhini”
- Albanian: “Bishtrazhin”
- Albanian: “Bistazhini”
- Bulgarian: “Бищажин”
- Cebuano: “Bishtazhin”
- Dutch: “Bistrazin”
- Dutch: “Bistražin”
- French: “Bishtrazhin”
- French: “Bistrazin”
- French: “Bistražin”
- German: “Bishtazhin”
- Italian: “Bistražin”
- Pennsylvania German: “Bishtazhin”
- Serbian: “Bistražin”
- Serbian: “Бистражин”
- Serbian: “Биштражин”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Bishtazhini”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Bistražin”
- Swedish: “Bishtazhin”
- Turkish: “Bishtazhin”
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Bishtazhin”. Photo: J budissin, CC BY 3.0.