Fshaj

{{Infobox settlement

| name = Fshaj

| settlement_type = Village

| image_skyline = Ura e fshejt.jpg

| image_caption = Fshajt Bridge

| pushpin_map = Kosovo

| pushpin_relief = 1

| pushpin_label_position = top

| coordinates = {{coord|42.385| 20.540|region:XK|display=inline,title}}

| subdivision_type = Location

| subdivision_name = {{flag|Kosovo}}

| subdivision_type1 = District

| subdivision_name1 = Gjakova

| subdivision_type2 = Municipality

| subdivision_name2 = Gjakova

| population_total = 260

| population_as_of = 2024

| population_footnotes = {{Cite web |year=2025 |title=ASK Data - Regjistrimi popullsisë |url=https://askdata.rks-gov.net/pxweb/sq/ASKdata/ |url-status=live |access-date=19 June 2025 |publisher=Agjencia e Statistikave të Kosovës (ASK)}}

| timezone1 = CET

| utc_offset = +1

| timezone_DST = CEST

| utc_offset_DST = +2

}}

Fshaj is a village in the municipality of Gjakova, Kosovo. The village is situated nearby to the villages Ujz and Gexhë.

Background

The name of the village is by Pulaha considered to be an Albanian toponym.[https://pdfhost.io/v/9tbVWjiWM_SelamiPulahaDefteriiregjistrimittSanxhakuttShkodrsivitit14851485_OCRpdf Defteri i regjistrimit te Sanxhakut te Shkodres i vitit 1485] p. 41-42

Fshaj is mentioned as a village in the Ottoman register of 1485 by the name of Fshajani/Ifshajani and had 50 households.[https://pdfhost.io/v/9tbVWjiWM_SelamiPulahaDefteriiregjistrimittSanxhakuttShkodrsivitit14851485_OCRpdf Defteri i regjistrimit te Sanxhakut te Shkodres i vitit 1485] p. 286 The village is also mentioned in the Ottoman register of 1571 and had then 19 households. The Ottoman defter indicates that Fshaj was inhabited by an Albanian population, the names of the inhabitants were Albanian.[https://vdocuments.mx/179876370-s-pulaha-popullsia-shqiptare-e-kosoves-gjate-shekujve-xv-xvi.html?page=1 Popullsia Shqiptare e Kosoves Gjate Shekujve] p. 206-207

Notable people

Anton Quni, politician and KLA commander

References

Category:Villages in Gjakova