Qukës
Qukës | |
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 The Chrome mine in Qukës with a partial view of the village | |
  Qukës | |
| Coordinates: 41°5′N 20°26′E / 41.083°N 20.433°E | |
| Country |  Albania |
| County | Elbasan |
| Municipality | Prrenjas |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Municipal unit | 8,211 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Qukës is a former municipality in the Elbasan County, eastern Albania. At the 2015 local government reform it became a subdivision of the municipality Prrenjas.[1] The population at the 2011 census was 8,211.[2] The municipal unit consists of the villages Berzheshte, Dritaj, Fanje, Gurre, Karkavec, Menik, Pishkash, Pishkash Veri, Qukës-Shkumbin, Qukës-Skenderbej and Skroske.[3] In the later Ottoman era about a quarter of the city of Qukes itself was Bektashi.[4] Via Egnatia [5] passes through Qukës, which was a very important trade route in the Balkans during the conquest of the Roman Empire.
References
[edit]- ^ "Law nr. 115/2014" (PDF) (in Albanian). pp. 6368–6369. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
- ^ 2011 census results Archived 2015-09-24 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Population data on Elbasan County website
- ^ Çarçani, Leonard (2007). Besimet Fetare në Prefekturën e Elbasanit. Page 9: "Nahija e Qukësit do të kishte 7915 myslimanë shqiptarë në 26 fshatra Bektashianët përbënin ¼ e popullsisë së qytetit"
Subdivisions of Elbasan County |
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Subdivisions of Prrenjas Municipality |
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