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The Grand Bazaar and the Hadum Mosque.
What to know
- The Grand Bazaar has 525 buildings and has been permanently protected since 1955; the heritage database calls it the largest bazaar in South-East Europe.
- The Hadum Mosque complex, built in 1594–1595, includes the mosque, minaret, school, cemetery and one of the oldest libraries in Kosovo.
- The Haraqia Inn, near the Hadum Mosque, served as lodging for traders; Ami Boué mentions it in 1835.
- The 18th-century Terzi Bridge stands at kilometre 7 of the Gjakova–Prizren road, over the Erenik river.
- The 2024 census counted, among others, 72,096 Albanian and 4,738 Egyptian residents.
- The Ruzhdije school building dates from 1810; it was first a Turkish-language school, and from 1908 Albanian was taught there too.
- The Rogova burial ground, by the Gjakova–Prizren road, was made up of 6 burial mounds.
Quick facts
- Population (2024 census): 78,699
- Area: 586.64 km²
- Settlements: 88
- Statistical region (ASK): Gjakova
- Serbian name (Law 03/L-041): Djakovica
Official links
Health
The emergency number and official links for this place. No other phone numbers — only checked sources.
- 194 / 94 — Medical emergency · Ministria e Shëndetësisë e Republikës së Kosovës
- Ministry of Health
- SHSKUK
- QKUK
- Gjakova Regional Hospital — Regional hospital under SHSKUK. · SHSKUK — Spitalet dhe Shërbimet Spitalore Universitare të Kosovës
Health guide (Albania and Kosovo) →
Sources
- Kosovo Cultural Heritage Database: Grand Bazaar
- Kosovo Council for Cultural Heritage: Hadum Aga Mosque
- Kosovo Cultural Heritage Database: Gjakova
- Kosovo Cultural Heritage Database: Ruzhdije school
- Kosovo Cultural Heritage Database: Rogova tumuli
- Kosovo Agency of Statistics (ASK): Classification of statistical regions, area by municipality (PDF)
- ASKdata: settlements by municipality (geo02)
- Official Gazette: Law 03/L-041 on Administrative Municipal Boundaries, Art. 5 (Albanian and Serbian texts)
- Kosovo Agency of Statistics (ASK): Population and Housing Census 2024, final results, Tab. 4.1 and 4.4 (PDF)
- Official municipal website