Settlement

Gjonaj

Municipality Prizren

Gjonaj is in the municipality of Prizren. An Ottoman register from 1530 documents the settlement under the form Gonovça. Archaeological traces mentioned in the study include building foundations.

A historical document mentions the settlement. The source records burning connected with a documented historical conflict.

Source

Source & further reading

Principal source: Prof. Dr. Jusuf Osmani, Vendbanimet e Kosovës, Volume 18.

Source entry: GJONAJ

This page presents a selected part of a much more extensive published settlement study. For detailed archival references, family histories, local toponyms and the complete settlement record, consult the original volume.

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