Baks

Baks is a settlement in the municipality in . It lies 680–700 m over sea level. The village is exclusively inhabited by ethnic Albanians; in the 1991 census, it had 1044 inhabitants.
Wikipedia
  • Type: Village
  • Description: village in Kosovo
  • Also known as: “Baks, Skenderaj” and “Baksi”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Çirez and Likoshan.

Village
is a village in the municipality of , .

Village
, or Likošane, is a village in the Glogovac municipality of , in the region of Drenica. , along with the village of , was the site of a battle between the KLA and Serbian forces and a massacre, in February 1998 during the Kosovo War. is situated 3½ km southeast of Baks.

Village
is a village in , located in the municipality of . The village is exclusively inhabited by ethnic Albanians; in the 2024 census, it had 2,115 inhabitants. is situated 4½ km west of Baks.

Baks

Latitude
42.72426° or 42° 43′ 27″ north
Longitude
20.87557° or 20° 52′ 32″ east
Elevation
680 metres (2,231 feet)
Open location code
8GJ2PVFG+P6
Open­Street­Map ID
node 3610634109
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
792988
Wiki­data ID
Q4849541
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Albanian to Turkish—“Baks” goes by many names.
  • Albanian: “Baksi”
  • Dutch: “Baks”
  • French: “Baks”
  • Italian: “Baks”
  • Serbian: “Baks”
  • Serbian: “Бакс”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Baks”
  • Turkish: “Baksi”

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