Sukobin Сукобин Sukubinë | |
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Village | |
Coordinates: 42°00′42″N19°21′45″E / 42.011797°N 19.362545°E | |
Country | Montenegro |
Municipality | Ulcinj |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 367 |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Sukobin (Cyrillic : Сукобин; Albanian : Sukubinë) is a village in the municipality of Ulcinj, Montenegro. It is located at the Albania–Montenegro border. Albin Kurti’s father Zaim Kurti and his paternal family come from the area of Sukobin.
According to the 2011 census, its population was 367, all but 3 of them Albanians. [1]
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