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GJINOC Latitude and Longitude:

42°19′07″N 20°49′06″E / 42.318482°N 20.818370°E / 42.318482; 20.818370
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Gjinoc
Village
Gjinoc is located in Kosovo
Gjinoc
Gjinoc
Coordinates: 42°19′07″N 20°49′06″E / 42.318482°N 20.818370°E / 42.318482; 20.818370
Location  Kosovo
District Prizren
Municipality Suharekë
Elevation
438 m (1,437 ft)
Population
 (2011) [1]
 • Total2,221
Time zone UTC+1 ( CET)
 • Summer ( DST) UTC+2 ( CEST)

Gjinoc ( Albanian: Gjinoc, Serbian Cyrillic: Ђиновце/Đinovce) is a village in Suharekë municipality, Kosovo.

Etymylogy

The name of the village derives from the Albanian name Gjin. [2]

History

The village was mentioned in the year 1348 together with 8 other Albanian villages in the area. [3] The village was also recorded in the Ottoman register of 1591 as 'Gjinofic' [4]

References

  1. ^ 2011 Kosovo Census results
  2. ^ Albanian population of Dardania - Iljaz Rexha
  3. ^ Popullsia Shqiptare e Kosoves Gjate Shekujve - Selami Pulaha p. 16
  4. ^ Popullsia Shqiptare e Kosoves Gjate Shekujve p. 246