Gllamnik ( sq-definite, Gllamniku) or Glavnik ( sr-Cyrl, Главник), is a village in

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municipality. Gllamnik is primarily inhabited by

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, predominantly members of the

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tribe. The village is divided into several neighborhoods, including Derllupi, Qypolli, and Gjinolli. These families are believed to have settled in the area centuries ago, likely migrating from the

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during the period of the

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. The largest neighborhood in Gllamnik, considered an inner village, is Sekiraqa. This community settled in the area as

muhaxhir Muhaxhir and Muhaxher (plural: Muhaxhirë and Muhaxherë, meaning "Muslim refugees" in Albanian language, Albanian) are Ottoman Albanian communities that left their homes as refugees or were transferred, from Greece, Serbia and Montenegro to Alban ...

from the Toplica region following the events of 1877–78.

References

Sources

F. Teichner, A. Drăgan, R. Dürr, Vindenis (Glavnik/Gllamnik, Kosovo) – Roman Military Presence in the Heart of the Dardanian Mining District. ''In :'' C. S. Sommer / S. Matešic (éds.): ''Limes XXIII. Proceedings of the 23rd International Congress of Roman Frontier Studies, Ingolstadt 2015.'' Mainz 2018, 426-436.
Villages in Podujevë {{Podujevo