Çabër or Čabra is a village located in the municipality of Zubin Potok, in Kosovo. Çabër has approximately 1,300 inhabitants who are all Albanians.[1] The river Ibar runs through the village.
Çabër
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  Çabër | |
| Coordinates: 42°54′13″N 20°46′23″E / 42.903522°N 20.773169°E | |
| Location | Kosovo |
| District | District of Mitrovica |
| Municipality | Zubin Potok |
| Population | |
| • Estimate (2018) | 1,300[1] |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
History
editAccording to legend, there were two brothers and their nephew who came to Çabër first and gave it its name. Eventually a village was formed and grew to have a large population. The brothers and their nephew allegedly came from Qafë Prush, which is located on the border of Kosovo (Gjakova) and Albania. The most common surnames in the village are Uka, Kurti, and Mehmeti.
On 29th March 1999, Serbian artillery fired shells from the village Zupç destroying the whole village.[2] After the war funds were raised to rebuild Çabër and the local Albanian population started returning to their village.[3]
Notable people
edit- Izmir Zeqiri, current mayor of Zubin Potok[4]
References
edit- ^ a b "Municipal Profile 2018 Zubin Potok" (PDF). OSCE. Retrieved 18 January 2024.
- ^ Peter Popham (22 February 2008). "Cabra feels the heat as Kosovo temperature rises". independent.co.uk. Retrieved 17 January 2024.
- ^ "Shqiptarët e Çabrës së Zubin Potokut nuk e përjashtojnë luftën në rast të shkëmbimit të territoreve". Koha (in Albanian). 20 November 2018. Retrieved 18 January 2024.
- ^ "Kryetari Izmir Zeqiri hyn në zyren e tij në Zubin Potok". Nacionale (in Albanian). Retrieved 18 January 2024.