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Dragaš

Dragaš, also known as Sharri and Dragash (Albanian: Sharri or Dragash; Bosnian: Dragaš; Serbian: Драгаш, Dragaš; Turkish: Dragaş), is a town and municipality in the Prizren district of southern Kosovo. The population of the town is 1,098, that of the whole municipality is estimated at 34,241 (2014). The Albanian name Sharri is a reference to the Šar Mountains (in Albanian Sharr). The Serbian name Dragaš comes from medieval Serbian lord Constantine Dragaš.

History

From 1877 to 1913, Dragash was part of Kosovo vilayet

From 1929 to 1941, Dragaš was part of the Vardar Banovina of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia.

The Dragaš municipality was created by the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK) by merging the two former municipalities of Gora and Opolje.

Geography

The territory of the Dragaš municipality lies in the northern latitude of 41 52' 30" to 42 09' 03" and longitude of 20 35' 39" to 20 48' 26". The whole territory is surrounded by the Šar Mountains, then Koritnik Mountain, mountain Gjalic and Cylen in the direction of Prizren. Only one part of the territory in Prizren direction is hilly with a relatively slight slope by which this territory is connected with Prizren basin and through Prizren with the world.

Draga

Draga may refer to:

  • Draga (surname)
  • Draga (given name)
  • NK Draga, Croatian football team
  • Draga (Stargate)
  • Geography

    In Croatia:

  • Mošćenička Draga
  • Draga, Požega-Slavonia County, a village in Požega-Slavonia County
  • Draga, Rijeka, an area of the city of Rijeka
  • In Romania:

  • Valea Dragă River, Romania
  • Draga, a village in Silivașu de Câmpie Commune, Bistriţa-Năsăud County, Romania
  • In Slovenia

  • Draga, Ig, a settlement in the Municipality of Ig
  • Draga, Loški Potok, a settlement in the Municipality of Loški Potok
  • Draga, Nova Gorica, a settlement in the Municipality of Nova Gorica
  • Draga pri Šentrupertu, a settlement in the Municipality of Šentrupert
  • Draga pri Sinjem Vrhu, a settlement in the Municipality of Črnomelj
  • Draga, Škofja Loka, a settlement in the Municipality of Škofja Loka
  • Draga, Šmarješke Toplice, a settlement in the Municipality of Šmarješke Toplice
  • Draga, Štore, a settlement in the Municipality of Štore
  • Draga (valley), a valley in Begunje na Gorenjskem
  • Spodnja Draga, a settlement in the Municipality of Ivančna Gorica
  • Draga (Tutin)

    Draga is a village in the municipality of Tutin, Serbia. According to the 2002 census, the village had a population of 950 people.

    References

    Coordinates: 42°54′N 20°22′E / 42.900°N 20.367°E / 42.900; 20.367

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