The Prizren Podgor (; or Prizren Podgur, ) is a geographical region in

Kosovo Kosovo, officially the Republic of Kosovo, is a landlocked country in Southeast Europe with International recognition of Kosovo, partial diplomatic recognition. It is bordered by Albania to the southwest, Montenegro to the west, Serbia to the ...

, stretching from the branches of the Šar Mountains, from

Prizren Prizren ( sq-definite, Prizreni, ; sr-cyr, Призрен) is the second List of cities and towns in Kosovo, most populous city and Municipalities of Kosovo, municipality of Kosovo and seat of the eponymous municipality and District of Prizren, ...

to the village of

Duhël Duhël ( sr-Cyrl, Дуље, ) is a settlement in the Suva Reka municipality in Kosovo. The village is exclusively ethnic Albanian; in the 1991 census, it had 1399 inhabitants. Geography The village lies in Prizrenski Podgor, about 25 km e ...

on the Carralevë mountain. It includes the eastern and northeastern part of the Prizren basin (''Prizrenska kotlina'') and presents its border region towards the Šar '' župe'' of

Sirinićka župa Sirinić or Siriniq ( sr-Cyrl, Сиринић, ) is a term used for a historical region that covers , including all of the Štrpce municipality in Kosovo, the borders of which it mostly overlaps. In the past it functioned as the Sirinićka Župa (c ...

and Sredačka župa. It is a sub-region of

Metohija Metohija (), also known in Albanian as Dukagjini, (, ) is a large drainage basin, basin and the name of the region covering the southwestern part of Kosovo. The region covers 35% (3,891 km2) of Kosovo's total area. According to the 2024 ce ...

. It includes the villages of Skorobišta, Dojnicë, Grnčare,

Novoselë Novoselë ( sq-definite, Novosela) is a village and a former Municipalities of Albania, municipality in the Vlorë County, southwestern Albania. At the 2015 local government reform it became a subdivision of the municipality Vlorë. The population ...

, Vrbičane, and the urban settlements of Kurillë and Bazhdërhane, and suburb Lubizhdë, of Prizren. It is inhabited by

Bosniaks The Bosniaks (, Cyrillic script, Cyrillic: Бошњаци, ; , ) are a South Slavs, South Slavic ethnic group native to the Southeast European historical region of Bosnia (region), Bosnia, today part of Bosnia and Herzegovina, and who sha ...

and

Albanians The Albanians are an ethnic group native to the Balkan Peninsula who share a common Albanian ancestry, Albanian culture, culture, Albanian history, history and Albanian language, language. They are the main ethnic group of Albania and Kosovo, ...

and

Serbs The Serbs ( sr-Cyr, Срби, Srbi, ) are a South Slavs, South Slavic ethnic group native to Southeastern Europe who share a common Serbian Cultural heritage, ancestry, Culture of Serbia, culture, History of Serbia, history, and Serbian lan ...

Geography

The region is stretching from the branches of the Šar Mountains, from

to the village of

on the Carralevë mountain. It includes the eastern and northeastern part of the Prizren basin (''Prizrenska kotlina'') and presents its border region towards the Šar '' župe'' of

and Sredačka župa. It is a sub-region of

. It includes the villages of Skorobišta, Dojnicë, Grnčare, Novo Selo, Vrbičane, and the urban settlements of Kurillë and Bazhdërhane, and suburb Lubizhdë, of Prizren.

History

In the Middle Ages, it was a ''

župa A župa, or zhupa, is a historical type of administrative division in Southeast Europe and Central Europe, that originated in medieval South Slavs, South Slavic culture, commonly translated as "county" or "parish". It was mentioned for the first t ...

'' (county) named Podgor. The Ottomans called the region ''Havazi''.

Culture

It is culturally connected to the Serb-inhabited Sirinićka župa. The locals speak the Podgor speech (''Podgorski govor'') of the

Serbian language Serbian (, ) is the standard language, standardized Variety (linguistics)#Standard varieties, variety of the Serbo-Croatian language mainly used by Serbs. It is the official and national language of Serbia, one of the three official languages of ...

; the speech of Skorobište, Grnčare and Novo Selo show Serbian–Macedonian linguistical contact.

References

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