Settlement

Ivaja

Municipality Kacanik

Ivaja is in the municipality of Kacanik. A historical document from 1389 mentions the settlement. An Ottoman register from 1893 documents the settlement under the form Ejvanja.

Archaeological traces mentioned in the study include older burial grounds. The source records burning connected with a documented historical conflict. The source records migration of residents to Turkey.

Source

Source & further reading

Principal source: Prof. Dr. Jusuf Osmani, Vendbanimet e Kosovës, Volume 10.

Source entry: IVAJA

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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