Settlement

Muçaj (Muçibaba)

Municipality Gjilan

Muçaj (Muçibaba) is in the municipality of Gjilan. An Ottoman register from 1498 documents the settlement under the form Nahija Muçibaba. A later register from 1566 documents the settlement with 5 households and 2 unmarried men.

The register from 1893 documents the settlement under the form Moçi Baba. Archaeological traces mentioned in the study include older burial grounds and building foundations. The source records migration of residents to Turkey.

Source

Source & further reading

Principal source: Prof. Dr. Jusuf Osmani, Vendbanimet e Kosovës, Volume 6.

Source entry: MUÇAJ (Muçibaba)

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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