Settlement

Rahova

Municipality Mitrovica

Rahova is in the municipality of Mitrovica. An Ottoman register from 1455 documents the settlement with 12 households. A later register from 1604 documents the settlement under the form Orahovo.

For 1998–99, the source documents burning by Serbian forces and expulsion. Archaeological traces mentioned in the study include older burial grounds. The source records migration of residents to Turkey.

Source

Source & further reading

Principal source: Prof. Dr. Jusuf Osmani, Vendbanimet e Kosovës, Volume 8.

Source entry: RAHOVA

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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