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Dobrošte (Macedonian: Доброште, Albanian: Dobrosht) is a village situated in the northeastern side of Tetovo, North Macedonia, within the 15-km of road along the Tetovo - Globocica highway.[1] Under the new territorial division, Dobroste was moved from the Tetovo municipality to the new municipality of Tearce.[1]

Dobrošte Доброште Dobrosht
Village
Dobrošte Location within North Macedonia
Coordinates: 42°06′N 21°05′E
Country	North Macedonia
Region	Polog
Municipality	Tearce
Population  (2002)
• Total	3,549
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Car plates	TE
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History

In 1453, Dobroste consisted of 48 families according to Turkish-Ottoman data.[2] 15 years later, the village consisted of 90 families. Prior to Ottoman rule, the population of Dobrošte consisted of Albanian Catholics, as there were 4 Albanian Catholic churches in the village in addition to Christian graves with Albanian inscriptions.[2] Due to Ottoman influence, most of the Albanians converted to Islam. In World War II, 71 people were killed by the Yugoslav Partisans.[2]

Albanian nationalism

Dobroste was the birthplace of many Albanian nationalists.[3] In 1917, Isen Hasani and Kadri Azemi fought against the Serbian Army in Skopska Crna Gora where they were eventually killed.[4] From 1940 to 1945, Dobroste was headquarters of one of the Balli Kombetar units in the northwest of Macedonia. The most notable of these Ballists were Isen Rustemi and Halil Ivaja, as well as Ramadan Ramadani, Mete Azizi, Brahim Halimi, Llokman Lutfiu and Hafez Jusuf Azemi[2][5][6]

Geography

Coordinates: 42 ° 6 '12N, 21 ° 4' 40E,
Height (m): 494 meter m.n.d.
Population: Approximately 3,549

Demographics

According to the 2002 census, the village had a total of 3549 inhabitants.[7] Ethnic groups in the village include:[7]

• Albanians 3160
• Macedonians 345
• Serbs 3
• Turks 2
• Bosniaks 1
• Others 38

Religious Groups:
Sunni Muslim (97%)[8][9]
Christian Orthodox (3%)[8][9]

Notable people

• Hafëz Jusuf Azemi

References

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