Sarosh, Rahovec

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Sarosh
Coordinates: 42°27′11″N20°32′03″E / 42.45296074131789°N 20.534040033772786°E / 42.45296074131789; 20.534040033772786
CountryKosovo
District Gjakova
Time zone UTC+1 (Central European Time)
  Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)

Sarosh is a village in Kosovo in Rahovec, Gjakova district. Sarosh is situated nearby to the villages Dabidol and Qifllak.

History

The village was mentioned in the Ottoman defter of 1591 with 36 households. [1] The inhabitants of Sarosh bore mainly Albanian names, some Slavic and Albanian-Slavic mixed names. [2] Albanian names were typical among the inhabitants: 'Gika Koja, Gac Koka, Pepa Gjoni, Biba Lika, Gjin Prendi, Prend Kola, Gjon Vuka, Pal Gjoni, Pal Koka, Deda Vlad, Prend Lika, Papa Pali, Pepa Bic, Prend Duja, Gika Gjoni, Deja Prendi, Bic Kola, Pepa Prendi, Kola Papa, Gac Stepa'. [3]

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