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Podgrađe (Binačko)
Pogragja Fortress is a fortress located near village of Pogragjë, Gjilan, Pogragjë, 10 kilometers south-east of Gjilan, Kosovo. It was built on a hill overlooking the confluence of a stream in Binačka Morava, Morava e Binçës and dates back to 6th century. Layout The fortress is situated on a hill that rises about 50 meters above the river valley. It consists of the Lower Town, surrounded by walls and a more preserved citadel (Upper Town) at the top of the hill. The layout of Upper Town is based on irregular pentagon that follows the shape of the hilltop, with three Vertex (geometry), vertices (southwest, northwest and northeast) reinforced with towers. At the highest point of fortress is a donjon tower, roughly square in plan (about 8x8m) of which are preserved west wall up to a height of about 10 meters with an entrance and part of the south wall with arrowslits, while the remains of the east wall are visible the remains of another arrowslit. The entrance to the Upper Town ...
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Pogragjë, Gjilan
Pogragja () or Podgrađe (Serbian Cyrillic: Подграђе), is a village in the municipality of Gjilan in Kosovo. It is situated on the right bank of the Morava e Binçës River, at the southeast end of Kosovo Pomoravlje. The village is inhabited by Albanians and is home to the Pogragja Castle which was built in the 6th century during the Justinian era. Location Pogragja lies along the Morava e Binçës river valley, at an altitude of 400 m. This settlement was affirmed in terms of institutional services with the administrative division until 1953 when it had the function of a municipal center. Pogragja today is a local community of this area. Pogragja is bordered by Lloca in the south, Bilinica and the village of Kukajin the east, Uglar in the west, Capari and Bukovik in the north, and Dobercani Ranilug Ranilug (Serbian Cyrillic: Ранилуг) or Ranillug ( sq-definite, Ranillugu), is a village and municipality located in the Gjilan District of Kosovo. The municipalit ...
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Vertex (geometry)
In geometry, a vertex (: vertices or vertexes), also called a corner, is a point (geometry), point where two or more curves, line (geometry), lines, or line segments Tangency, meet or Intersection (geometry), intersect. For example, the point where two lines meet to form an angle and the point where edge (geometry), edges of polygons and polyhedron, polyhedra meet are vertices. Definition Of an angle The ''vertex'' of an angle is the point where two Line (mathematics)#Ray, rays begin or meet, where two line segments join or meet, where two lines intersect (cross), or any appropriate combination of rays, segments, and lines that result in two straight "sides" meeting at one place. :(3 vols.): (vol. 1), (vol. 2), (vol. 3). Of a polytope A vertex is a corner point of a polygon, polyhedron, or other higher-dimensional polytope, formed by the intersection (Euclidean geometry), intersection of Edge (geometry), edges, face (geometry), faces or facets of the object. In a polygon, a ...
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Cultural Heritage Monuments In Gjilan District
Culture ( ) is a concept that encompasses the social behavior, institutions, and norms found in human societies A society () is a group of individuals involved in persistent social interaction or a large social group sharing the same spatial or social territory, typically subject to the same political authority and dominant cultural expectations. Soc ..., as well as the knowledge, beliefs, arts, laws, Social norm, customs, capabilities, Attitude (psychology), attitudes, and habits of the individuals in these groups.Tylor, Edward. (1871). ''Primitive Culture''. Vol 1. New York: J. P. Putnam's Son Culture often originates from or is attributed to a specific region or location. Humans acquire culture through the learning processes of enculturation and socialization, which is shown by the diversity of cultures across societies. A cultural norm codifies acceptable conduct in society; it serves as a guideline for behavior, dress, language, and demeanor in a situation, wh ...
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