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Metohija

Metohija, also known in Albanian as Dukagjini, is a large basin and the name of the region covering the southwestern part of . The region covers 35% of Kosovo's total area. According to the 2024 census, the population of the region is 570,147.
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  • Type: Region
  • Description: geographical and historical region of Kosovo
  • Also known as: “Dukagjini”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Zatriq.

Castle
Photo: Albinfo, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Zatrič or is a fortress in , whose ruins are located near the village Zatrić, ten kilometers north of . It is located at the top of Gradište, 1,013 meters above sea level, which dominates the valley of White Drin and .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Rahovec and Ratkoc.

Photo: Bujar I Gashi, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a town and municipality located in the southwestern part of Kosovo, in the District of Gjakova. It’s known for its rich cultural heritage, diverse population, and especially for being a prominent wine-producing region.

Village
Photo: Mbretëresha, Public domain.
Ratkovac or Drinas, is a small village in . The village is about 12 km, by road, from the city of , but only 2 km by geographical distance.

Village
Photo: Albinfo, CC BY-SA 4.0.
or Zatrić is a village in municipality of in . Above the village there are the remains of fortress . The village has Albanian ethnic majority.

Metohija

Latitude
42.4348° or 42° 26′ 5″ north
Longitude
20.5789° or 20° 34′ 44″ east
Open location code
8GJ2CHMH+WG
Open­Street­Map ID
node 4740342289
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­region
Wiki­data ID
Q818606
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Albanian to Venetian—“Metohija” goes by many names.
  • Albanian: “Rrafshi i Dukagjinit”
  • Arabic: “متوخية”
  • Arabic: “ميتوهيا”
  • Basque: “Metohia”
  • Belarusian: “Метохія”
  • Bosnian: “Metohija”
  • Bulgarian: “Метохия”
  • Catalan: “Metòkhia”
  • Chinese: “梅托希亚”
  • Croatian: “Metohija”
  • Czech: “Metochie”
  • Czech: “Metohije”
  • Dutch: “Metohija”
  • Estonian: “Metohija”
  • Finnish: “Metohia”
  • Finnish: “Metohija”
  • French: “Metochie”
  • French: “Métochie”
  • French: “Métokhie”
  • German: “Metochien”
  • Greek: “Μετόχια”
  • Greek: “Ράφσι ι Ντουκάγκινιτ”
  • Indonesian: “Metohija”
  • Italian: “Dukagjin”
  • Italian: “Metochia”
  • Italian: “Metohija”
  • Japanese: “メトヒア”
  • Japanese: “メトヒヤ”
  • Korean: “메토히야”
  • Lithuanian: “Metohija”
  • Macedonian: “Метохија”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Metohija”
  • Norwegian: “Metohija”
  • Ossetian: “Метохи”
  • Portuguese: “Metohija”
  • Romanian: “Metohia”
  • Russian: “Метохия”
  • Serbian: “Metohija”
  • Serbian: “Метохија”
  • Serbian: “Метохијска котлина”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Metohija”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Rrafshi i Dukagjinit”
  • Spanish: “Metohija”
  • Spanish: “Metojia”
  • Swedish: “Methoija”
  • Swedish: “Methojia”
  • Swedish: “Metochien”
  • Swedish: “Metohia”
  • Swedish: “Metohien”
  • Swedish: “Metohija/Rrafshi i Dukagjinit”
  • Swedish: “Metohija”
  • Swedish: “Rrafsh i Dukagjinit”
  • Swedish: “Rrafshi i Dukagjinit”
  • Ukrainian: “Метохія”
  • Urdu: “متوخیہ”
  • Venetian: “Metòchia”

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