Bardhasan is a village in the

Dushkaja Dushkaja or Dushkajë is an ethnographic region in the Dukagjini Plains of western Kosovo. Much of the region corresponds to the District of Gjakova. Etymology Dushkaja's etymology derives from the Albanian word ''dushk'' (which in itself is der ...

subregion of the

Gjakova Gjakova or Đakovica, ) and Đakovica ( sr-Cyrl, Ђаковица, ) is the sixth largest city of Kosovo and seat of the Gjakova Municipality and the District of Gjakova, Gjakova District. According to the 2024 census, the municipality of Gjakov ...

municipality of

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. It is inhabited exclusively by

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Etymology

Bardhasan is considered to derive from a patronym rooted in the Albanian word ''Bardhë'' (meaning "white").

Geography

Bardhasan is situated on the right bank of the

White Drin The White Drin or White Drim (; , ) is a river in Kosovo and northern Albania, a ca. long headstream of the Drin. Course Kosovo The Kosovo section of the White Drin flows entirely in the semi-karst part of Kosovo, in an arc-shaped -long ...

in the

subregion. It is located around 10 km east of the city of

. It is bordered by Doblibare to the north and Marmulli to the south. Its total area consists of around 1.051 ha.

History

Bardhasan's 19th century

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church of Shën Bumi is a protected monument of cultural heritage in Kosovo. The toponymy of Bardhosan is dominated by Albanian toponyms, but there is also an element of foreign languages. The majority of the village's toponyms are early names related to agriculture and livestock, which have historically been the main activities that the local population sustains itself on. The toponomy of Bardhosan – such as ''Arat e Trollit'' (Trolli's Fields), ''Kodra e Thatë'' (Dry Hill), ''Kodra e Sarajit'' (Saraj's Hill), ''Livadhi i Sarajit'' (Saraj's Meadow), ''Livadhet e Bubit'' (Bubi's Meadows), ''Livadhet e Bunarit'' (Meadows of the Waterwell), ''Livadhet e Egra'' (Wild Meadows), ''Vorret e Kqija'' (Bad Graves), ''Lugu i Pashës'' (Pasha's Groove), ''Mahalla e Begit'' (Beg's Neighbourhood), ''Prroni i Qiqrit'' (Qiqri's Prroni) – indicate the dominance of Albanian toponomy.

Anthropology

Bardhasan is inhabited by the following families: the Berishë, Domgjon,

Krasniq Krasniqi is a historical Albanian tribe and region in the Accursed Mountains in northeastern Albania, bordering Kosovo. The region lies within the Tropoje District and is part of a wider area between Albania and Kosovo that is historically kn ...

, Gjugje, Kuzhnin,

Mirditë Mirditë ( sq-definite, Mirdita) is a municipality in Lezhë County, northwestern Albania. It was created in 2015 by the merger of the former municipalities Fan, Mirditë, Fan, Kaçinar, Kthellë, Orosh, Rrëshen, Rubik, Albania, Rubik and Selitë, ...

, and Bisak families.

Notes

References

{{reflist Villages in Gjakova