Bujan
Bujan | |
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 Bujan Conference Kulla | |
.svg)  Bujan | |
| Coordinates: 42°19′27″N 20°4′20″E / 42.32417°N 20.07222°E | |
| Country |  Albania |
| County | Kukës |
| Municipality | Tropojë |
| Population (2023) | |
| • Municipal unit | 1,738 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Bujan is a village and a former municipality in the Kukës County, northern Albania. At the 2015 local government reform it became a subdivision of the municipality Tropojë.[1] The population at the 2023 census was 1,738.[2]
It is part of the Highlands of Gjakova, an ethnographic region of Albanian and Kosovo, and is known for hosting the 1943 Bujan Conference.
Bujan is part of Krasniqe tribal territory.
Etymology
[edit]According to Eqrem Çabej, the etymology of the village derives from a term referring to a "pond with a lot of water", but due to the location of the village, the etymology may have to do with the Albanian term bujë.[3]
Notable people
[edit]- Mic Sokoli (1839–1881), People's Hero of Albania
- Tahir Sinani (1964–2001), Albanian KLA and NLA fighter
- Binak Alia (1805–1890), leader of the Revolt of 1845, participant in the League of Prizren
References
[edit]- ^ "Law nr. 115/2014" (PDF) (in Albanian). p. 6373. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
- ^ "Population and Housing Census, Kukës 2023" (PDF). INSTAT. p. 108. Retrieved 8 November 2024.
- ^ Sulaj, Avdyl (2010). "ONOMASTIKA E TROPOJËS". Albanological Research - Philological Sciences Series (40): 91.
Subdivisions of Kukës County | ||
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County seat: Kukës | ||
| Municipality of Has |  | |
| Municipality of Kukës | ||
| Municipality of Tropojë | ||
Subdivisions of Tropojë municipality | ||
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Municipal seat: Bajram Curri | ||
| Administrative unit of Bajram Curri |  | |
| Administrative unit of Bujan |
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| Administrative unit of Bytyç | ||
| Administrative unit of Fierzë |
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| Administrative unit of Lekbibaj | ||
| Administrative unit of Llugaj |
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| Administrative unit of Margegaj | ||
| Administrative unit of Tropojë |
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