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Krasniqi

Krasniqi is a historical Albanian tribe and region in the in northeastern , bordering . The region lies within the Tropoje District and is part of a wider area between Albania and Kosovo that is historically known as Gjakova highlands.
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Wikipedia
  • Type: Village
  • Description: Albanian tribe and region in the Accursed Mountains in northeastern Albania
  • Also known as: “Krasniq” and “Krasniqja”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Dashinoc and Strellc i Ulët.

Village
is a village in the Deçan Municipality in western Kosovo. is situated 5 km south of Krasniqi.

Village
or Donji Streoc, is a village in the municipality of western , located between Deçan and Peć along the mountainous border with . The majority of inhabitants are ethnic Albanians. is situated 7 km west of Krasniqi.

Village
is a village near the city of in . It has been inhabited since at least the thirteenth century, when it was mentioned in the chrysobull of Stefan Nemanja. is situated 7 km north of Krasniqi.

Krasniqi

Latitude
42.58209° or 42° 34′ 56″ north
Longitude
20.39634° or 20° 23′ 47″ east
Elevation
1 metre (3 feet)
Open location code
8GJ2H9JW+RG
Open­Street­Map ID
node 8194713718
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Wiki­data ID
Q13041088
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In Other Languages

From Albanian to Turkish—“Krasniqi” goes by many names.
  • Albanian: “Krasniqe”
  • Albanian: “Krasniqi”
  • Croatian: “Krasnići”
  • Hungarian: “krasniqi”
  • Macedonian: “Красниќи”
  • Russian: “Красничи (племя)”
  • Russian: “Красничи”
  • Serbian: “Krasnići”
  • Serbian: “Краснићи”
  • Swedish: “Krasniqi”
  • Turkish: “Krasniki”

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Highlights include Mejtep and Varrezat e Fshatit Strellc i Ulët.

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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 “Krasniqi”. Photo: Marko Markovic, CC BY-SA 3.0.