Dumosh

Dumosh (Albanian; or Serbian: Dumoš) is a village located in northeastern Kosovo,[2] in the municipality of Podujevo.

Dumosh
Dumoš
Village
Dumosh is located in Kosovo
Dumosh
Dumosh
Location in Kosovo
Coordinates: 42°51′17″N 21°13′02″E
Location Kosovo
DistrictPristina
MunicipalityPodujevo
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total1,207
Time zoneUTC+1 (Central European Time)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

Demographics

The settlement in Dumosh is divided into several "mahalla" (quarters), such as Podvorica, Kutleshi, Maqastena, Visoka etc. The village has a total of 1207 inhabitants.[3]

Year Population [3]
1948 678
1953 755
1961 794
1971 949
1981 1.078
1991 1.141
2011 1207

Infrastructure

The village of Dumosh has a following infrastructure:

  • Airport (Dumosh-Batllava Airfield)
  • Elementary school (Shkolla fillore Musli Dumoshi)[4]
  • 2 grocery stores
  • Mosque (Xhamia e Dumoshit)
  • Cemetery
  • Internet Cafè
  • Barber shop
  • Bicycle service
  • Metalwarehouse
  • Soccer (football) field

Dumosh-Batllava Airfield

Dumosh-Batllava Airfield, a Kosovo airport, is a former military airport in the village of Dumosh, near Batllava Lake and the village of Batllava and the city of Podujevo.

In 1936, Aeroput used the airport on the Belgrade-Podujevo-Skopje line using the Aeroput MMS-3 plane. The airport was later rebuilt for military use by the Yugoslav army and air force. It was damaged in 1999 during the NATO bombing of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia.

Notable people

The tea of "qaj rusi"

The most common drink in Podujevo is the tea of "qaj rusi" (the Russian tea) or even "qaj i zi" (the black tea), made from tea produced in either India or Sri Lanka. This kind of tea is said to have been first served in the village of Dumosh. The black tea is said to have originally been brought from the Caucasus by the Circassians who had immigrated to the village since 1865. Oral tradition in the village tells that Sheqir Hajdar Kutleshi was the first in the village to consume the black tea.

References
  1. 2011 Kosovo Census results
  2. "Dumosh". Geographic Names. Retrieved April 5, 2017.
  3. "Kosovo". Pop-stat.mashke.org. Retrieved 2017-07-14.
  4. "Shkolla fillore Musli Dumoshi". Gjirafa.biz. Retrieved 2017-07-14.
  5. "Besnik Podvorica Basketball Player Profile". Eurobasket.com. Retrieved 5 April 2017.
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