Gjinoc

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| subdivision_name2 = Suharekë

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| population_as_of = 2011

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Gjinoc ({{Langx|sq|Gjinoc/Gjinaj}}, {{Lang-sr-Cyrl|Ђиновце/Đinovce}}) is a village in Suharekë municipality, Kosovo.

Etymylogy

The name of the village derives from the Albanian name Gjin.[https://www.academia.edu/36394428/INSTITUTI_OF_HISTORY_ALI_HADRI_PRISHTINA_ILJAZ_REXHA_REGISTRATION_OF_SETTLEMENTS_AND_ALBANIAN_POPULATION_OF_KOSOVO_According_to_the_Ottoman_defters_records_of_XV_century Albanian population of Dardania] - Iljaz Rexha

History

The village was mentioned in the year 1348 together with 8 other Albanian villages in the area.Popullsia Shqiptare e Kosoves Gjate Shekujve - Selami Pulaha p. 16 The village was also recorded in the Ottoman register of 1591 as 'Gjinofic'[https://vdocuments.mx/179876370-s-pulaha-popullsia-shqiptare-e-kosoves-gjate-shekujve-xv-xvi.html?page=124 Popullsia Shqiptare e Kosoves Gjate Shekujve] p. 246

Notable people

References

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