Settlement

Zylfaj

Municipality Gjakova

Zylfaj is in the municipality of Gjakova. An Ottoman register from 1530 documents the settlement with 21 households. A later register from 1574 documents the settlement.

A historical document from 1725 mentions the settlement. Archaeological traces mentioned in the study include older burial grounds.

Source

Source & further reading

Principal source: Prof. Dr. Jusuf Osmani, Vendbanimet e Kosovës, Volume 14.

Source entry: ZYLFAJ

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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