Kozjak, Resen

Kozjak (Macedonian: Козјак; Turkish: Kozyak; Albanian: Kojzaku) is a village in the Resen Municipality of the Republic of North Macedonia. It has 117 residents.[1]

Kozjak
Козјак
Kozyak
Village
Kozjak
Kozjak
Kozjak is located in North Macedonia
Kozjak
Kozjak
Location within North Macedonia
Coordinates: 41°03′30″N 21°02′32″E
Country North Macedonia
Region Pelagonia
Municipality Resen
Population
 (2021)
 • Total85
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Area code+389
Car platesRE

Demographics

Kozjak is inhabited by a Turkish majority and a small number of Albanians.[2] It is one of two villages with a Turkish majority, the other being Lavci.[3]

Ethnic
group		 census 1961 census 1971 census 1981 census 1991 census 1994 census 2002 census 2021
Number  % Number  % Number  % Number  % Number  % Number  % Number  %
Macedonians 0 0.0 0 0.0 5 1.3 1 0.4 1 0.8 0 0.0 1 1.2
Albanians 2 0.7 10 2.8 7 1.8 8 2.9 8 6.7 11 9.4 8 9.4
Turks 297 99.3 342 96.9 337 85.1 159 57.8 111 92.5 106 90.6 74 87.1
others 0 0.0 1 0.3 47 11.9 107 38.9 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
Persons for whom data are taken from administrative sources 2 2.4
Total 299 353 396 275 120 117 85
  • Sign hailing entrance on road into Kozjak
    Sign hailing entrance on road into Kozjak
  • Architecture of Kozjak
    Architecture of Kozjak
  • Centuries-old plane tree (now dead) in village centre
    Centuries-old plane tree (now dead) in village centre
  • Architecture of Kozjak
    Architecture of Kozjak
  • Architecture of Kozjak
    Architecture of Kozjak
  • Mosque of Kozjak
    Mosque of Kozjak
  • Inside of Kozjak mosque
    Inside of Kozjak mosque
  • Muslim cemetery of Kozjak
    Muslim cemetery of Kozjak
  • Water fountain of Kozjak
    Water fountain of Kozjak
  • Kozjak river
    Kozjak river
  • Fields of Kozjak
    Fields of Kozjak
  • Makazi, a road intersection connecting Resen with Bitola located within Kozjak village boundaries
    Makazi, a road intersection connecting Resen with Bitola located within Kozjak village boundaries

References
  1. "Municipality of Resen". Archived from the original on 2018-08-31. Retrieved 2013-08-27.
  2. Sugarman, Jane (1997). Engendering song: Singing and subjectivity at Prespa Albanian weddings. University of Chicago Press. pp. 9–11. ISBN 9780226779720.
  3. Censuses of population 1948–2002 Archived 2013-10-14 at the Wayback Machine

41°03′N 21°02′E

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