Settlement

Mamusha

Municipality Prizren

Mamusha is in the municipality of Prizren. A historical document from 1189 mentions the settlement under the form Momosha. An Ottoman register from 1591 documents the settlement under the form Mumusha with 15 households and 3 unmarried men.

A historical document from 1650 mentions the settlement. A later register from 1893 documents the settlement under the form Mamusha. Archaeological traces mentioned in the study include an inscription. Historical notes mention a mosque in the settlement.

Source

Source & further reading

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

Source entry: MAMUSHA

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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