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- 1 2 3 "Mehmet Kraja". Academy of Sciences and Arts of Kosovo. Archived from the original on 2015-10-13.
- ↑ Elsie, Robert (2010). Historical dictionary of Kosovo. Scarecrow Press. p. 164. ISBN 0810874830.
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