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Bajgora

Coordinates: 42°57′08″N 21°00′14.4″E / 42.95222°N 21.004000°E / 42.95222; 21.004000
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Bajgora
Bajgorë
Village
Bajgora is located in Kosovo
Bajgora
Bajgora
Location in Kosovo
Coordinates: 42°57′08″N 21°00′14.4″E / 42.95222°N 21.004000°E / 42.95222; 21.004000
LocationKosovo
DistrictMitrovica
MunicipalityMitrovica
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total1,098
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

Bajgora (Albanian: Bajgorë; Serbian; Бајгора) is a village in the municipality of Mitrovica in Kosovo. It is located in the south of the Kopaonik mountain range. It is just a few kilometers south from the Bajraku peak rising up to 1,789 m (5,869 ft) high. According to the 2011 census, it had 1,098 inhabitants, all Albanians.[1] It is part of the region known as Shala e Bajgorës.

Bajgora was the scene of Kosovo Liberation Army activity during the Kosovo War of 1999.[2][3]

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References

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  1. ^ a b 2011 Kosovo Census results
  2. ^ Chris Bird (January 12, 1999). "Shooting of aide puts Kosovo on brink of war". The Guardian.
  3. ^ Steven Erlanger (May 11, 1999). "Crisis in the Balkans: The Serbs; Belgrade Says Pullout In Kosovo Has Begun". The New York Times.
  4. ^ "Mehë Ramë Uka". Radio Kosova e Lirë (in Albanian). 29 December 2023. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
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