Kišava

Kišava is populated by Muslim Albanians.[1] From the 1950s onward, people from Kišava began migrating to nearby settlements like Medžitlija or going abroad to other countries for better opportunities. As such, a sizable diaspora from the village exists in the suburb of South Dandenong in Melbourne, Australia.[2]

According to the 2002 census, the village had a total of 308 inhabitants.[3] Ethnic groups in the village include:[3]

• Albanians 307
• Macedonians 1

Panorama of Kišava showing the Pelagonia valley in the far west and the Baba mountains to far east

The main occupation of villagers in Kišava is farming and herding. The most known product of this village is the Kišava bean. Local villagers also rely on milk production as their main income. In recent times, the local economy has experienced a downturn affecting Kišava with expenses going up and income somewhat in decline.

Kišava is surrounded especially on its western confines by the Baba mountain range and frequented by people who come to camp at a place called "Demikapt". Its local fauna is full of flowers. Tourists come to Kišava, often from Canada, Australia, United States, Switzerland and Turkey. Many Albanians from the village diaspora also come back to Kišava for a visit, especially during the summer holiday months.

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  Kišava village
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  Traditional architecture of Kišava
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  Road in Kišava
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  Primary school in Kišava
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  Houses in Kišava
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  Mosque of Kišava
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  Fields of Kišava toward the Baba mountain range
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  Fields of Kišava
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  Horses grazing on Kišava mountain slope
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  Horse grazing in Kišava field
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  Kišava village