Đake ( sr-cyrl, Ђаке) is a

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in the

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Kuršumlija Kuršumlija ( sr-Cyrl, Куршумлија, ) is a town and municipality located in the Toplica District of the Southern Serbia (Geographical Region), southern Serbia. It is situated near the rivers Toplica (South Morava), Toplica, Kosanica (ri ...

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. According to the 2002 census, the village has a population of 83 people.

History

Đake was inhabited by

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before the Expulsion of the Albanians took place in 1877–1878. All Albanians left the

region by force of the

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and fled to modern-day

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, which was back then the Vilayet of Kosovo of the

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. These Albanians became known as Muxhahirs and were demographically Albanians of the Gheg dialect and

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. Some families in Kosovo kept their surname (Xhaka) as the village they were from.

References

Populated places in Toplica District {{ToplicaRS-geo-stub