Donje Ljubinje

Donje Ljubinje (Serbian Cyrillic: Доње Љубиње, Albanian: Lubinjë e Poshtme) is a village in Prizren Municipality, Kosovo. It is located in the historical region of Sredačka župa. According to the 2011 population census, the village had 1,227 inhabitants, with 1,178 (96%) being Bosniaks.[2]

Lubinjë e Poshtme

  • Lubinjë e Poshtme (Albanian)
  • Доње Љубиње/Donje Ljubinje (Serbian)
Village
Lubinjë e Poshtme
Location in Kosovo
Coordinates:
Location Kosovo[lower-alpha 1]
DistrictPrizren
MunicipalityPrizren
Population
 (2011)[1]
  Total1,227
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

The village attracts media attention because of the centuries-old tradition of bride decoration among local Bosniak population. This tradition, once widespread in the area, is now only performed by one elder woman from Donje Ljubinje named Sejdefa LJimani.[3][4]

Notes

  1. Kosovo is the subject of a territorial dispute between the Republic of Kosovo and the Republic of Serbia. The Republic of Kosovo unilaterally declared independence on 17 February 2008. Serbia continues to claim it as part of its own sovereign territory. The two governments began to normalise relations in 2013, as part of the 2013 Brussels Agreement. Kosovo is currently recognized as an independent state by 98 out of the 193 United Nations member states. In total, 113 UN member states recognized Kosovo at some point, of which 15 later withdrew their recognition.

References

  1. 2011 Kosovo Census results
  2. "The population of the municipality of Prizren according to settlement, gender and ethnicity 2011". Kosovo Agency for Statistics. Retrieved 26 August 2017.
  3. "Tradicionalno šminkanje muslimanskih nevesta na Kosovu". N1. 26 August 2017. Retrieved 26 August 2017.
  4. "Bride, Kosovo". National Geographic. 14 December 2013. Retrieved 26 August 2017.
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