Shipol (in
Albanian
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*Pertaining to Albania in Southeast Europe; in particular:
** Albanians, an ethnic group native to the Balkans
**Albanian language
**Albanian culture
**Demographics of Albania, includes other ethnic groups within the countr ...
) is a suburb in the municipality of
Mitrovica in the
District of Mitrovica
Mitrovica District ( sq, Rajoni i Mitrovicës, sr-cyrl, Косовскомитровачки округ, ''Kosovskomitrovački okrug'') is one of the unified seven districts of Kosovo. Its administrative center and the largest city is Mitrov ...
,
Kosovo
Kosovo ( sq, Kosova or ; sr-Cyrl, Косово ), officially the Republic of Kosovo ( sq, Republika e Kosovës, links=no; sr, Република Косово, Republika Kosovo, links=no), is a partially recognised state in Southeast Eur ...
. According to the 2011 census, it has 4,834 inhabitants.
Geography
Shipol is located in the southwest of Mitrovica. The
R-101, regional road which connects Mitrovica and
Peja
Peja (Indefinite Albanian form: ''Pejë'' ) or Peć ( sr-Cyrl, Пећ ) is the fourth largest city of Kosovo and seat of Peja Municipality and Peja District. It is situated in the region of Rugova on the eastern section of the Accursed Mounta ...
, passes through Shipol.
Demography
In 2011 census, the village had in total 4,834 inhabitants, from whom 4818 (99,67 %) were
Albanians and two
Bosniaks
The Bosniaks ( bs, Bošnjaci, Cyrillic: Бошњаци, ; , ) are a South Slavic ethnic group native to the Southeast European historical region of Bosnia, which is today part of Bosnia and Herzegovina, who share a common Bosnian ancestry, ...
.
Sports
KF Bashkimi Shipol was a football club which played in the Regional League of
Mitrovica where clubs like
Trepça or
Drenica
Drenica ( al, Drenicë, Drenica, ), also known as the Drenica Valley, is a hilly region in central Kosovo, covering roughly around of Kosovo's total area (6%). It consists of two municipalities, Drenas and Skenderaj, and several villages in Kl ...
competed. The president of the club was Rexhep Alidemaj and the director was Musa Dragaj. Bashkimi Shipol were activ from 1990 until 2003 when they dissolved.
Notable people
* Fatmir Latifaj (
sq), Albanian imam and former
UÇK soldier
References
Villages in Mitrovica, Kosovo
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