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Mekiš | |
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Village | |
Coordinates:43°13′25″N21°47′38″E / 43.2236°N 21.7939°E /43.2236; 21.7939 | |
Country | ![]() |
District | Nišava District |
Municipality | Doljevac |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Mekiš (Albanian:Mekishi) is a village situated inDoljevac municipality inSerbia.[1]
Mekiš (Albanian:Mekishi) had 30 houses inhabited bySerbians and 1 house inhabited byAlbanians before theExpulsion of the Albanians took place in 1877–1878.[2] All Albanians left theDoljevac region by force of theSerbian army and fled to modern-dayKosovo, which was back then theVilayet of Kosovo of theOttoman Empire. These Albanians became known asMuxhahirs and were demographically Albanians of theGheg dialect andMuslims.
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