Pozharan
Pozharan
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Village | |
Pozharan | |
| Coordinates: 42°21′53″N 21°20′14″E / 42.364808°N 21.337234°E | |
| Country | Kosovo |
| District | Gjilan |
| Municipality | Viti |
| Population (2024)[1] | |
• Total | 3,323 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Pozharan or Požaranje (in Serbian; Пожарање), is a village in the Viti, southeast Kosovo.
History
Until 1975, it was known as Požeranje (Пожерање) and had been the seat of its municipality.
Demographics
According to the 2024 census the population is 3,323, of which nearly all of them are ethnic Albanians.[1]
Sports
The local football club is KF Vllaznia Pozheran, who played in the Football Superleague of Kosovo in the 2017–18 season.[2]
Notable people
- Sinan Hasani, Yugoslav politician
- Mejdi Korrani (d. 19/4/1999), KLA
- Xhevat Qerimi, KLA commander
- Naser e Jeton Rama, KLA
- Festim Alidema Football
- Sami Piraj, composer
- Islam Pira, Founder of the first Albanian school.
References
- ^ a b "Popullsia sipas gjinisë, etnicitetit dhe vendbanimit" [Population by gender, ethnicity, and place of residence] (PDF) (in Albanian). Prishtinë: Kosovo Agency of Statistics. July 2025.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Superliga - Stinori 2017-2018". TopSporti (in Albanian). Retrieved 10 August 2024.