Settlement
Drelaj
Pejë
Drelaj is one of the larger settlements in central Rugova. Osmani records a local explanation of its name, older church remains, and a setting shaped by the mountain landscape above Peja.
The entry also contains a war-period account. This pilot retains only the essential context: the source records destruction in Drelaj during 1999. It does not reproduce family histories, local inventories or the extensive documentary detail held in the published study.
Source
Further reading
Principal source: Prof. Dr. Jusuf Osmani, Vendbanimet e Kosovës, Volume 11.
Source entry: 21. DRELAJ
This page presents selected historical notes from a much more extensive published study. For detailed archival references, family histories, local toponyms and the full settlement record, consult the original volume.
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