Английская Википедия:Baks, Skenderaj
Baks is a settlement in the Skenderaj municipality in Kosovo. It lies 680–700 m over sea level.[1] The village is exclusively inhabited by ethnic Albanians; in the 1991 census, it had 1044 inhabitants.
Geography
It lies in the hilly region of Drenica, on the western slopes of Çiçavica, six km southeast from Skenderaj.[2]
History
The ethnic Albanian Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA) had by 1997 controlled large parts of the Drenica region to save the Albanian population from Serbian forces. The nearby. village of Prekaz was the home to KLA leader Adem Jashari, who was killed together with most of his family in the Attack on Prekaz.Шаблон:Sfn During the Kosovo War, in late March 1999, Serb military forces undertook an offensive throughout Skenderaj.Шаблон:Sfn Villages were shelled and inhabitants of several villages, including Baks, fled to Çirez.Шаблон:Sfn Men from the village were captured and some were killed by Serb police during operations in Drenas and Skenderaj.Шаблон:Sfn In 2017, Bekim Jashari built houses for financially weak people from Baks.
| Ethnic group | 1948 | 1953 | 1961 | 1971 | 1981[3] | 1991 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albanians | 881 | |||||
| Others | 1 | |||||
| Total[4] | 732 | 587 | 628 | 688 | 882 | 1044 |
Economy
The village is primarily of livestock farming.[1]
References
Шаблон:Reflist • Demographic development in Baks
Sources
- Шаблон:Cite book
- Human Rights Watch Warcrimes in Kosovo
- Geographic Baks
