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Raven (Macedonian: Равен, Albanian: Raven) is a village in the municipality of Gostivar, North Macedonia.

Raven
Village
Равен
Raven Location within North Macedonia
Coordinates: 41°47′N 20°51′E
Country	North Macedonia
Region	Polog
Municipality	Gostivar
Population  (2002)
• Total	1,615
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Car plates	GV
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History

According to the 1467-68 Ottoman defter, Raven appears as being largely inhabited by an Orthodox Christian Albanian population. Due to Slavicisation, some families had a mixed Slav-Albanian anthroponomy - usually a Slavic first name and an Albanian last name or last names with Albanian patronyms and Slavic suffixes.

The names are: Gjin, son of Prenush; Pejo, his son; Tana, son of Lazor; Dragoslav, his brother; Dimitri, son of Dushman; Rajko, son of Sotir; Nikolla, son of Prenko; Rajko, son of Sotir; Tan, son of Lazar; Novak, son of Kolesh (Kole-Leshi); Stana, son of Koljesh; Pejo, son of Koljesh; Dimitri, son of Dushman; Bogdan, son of Dushman.[1]

etymology:

The name appears to be another variant of the albanian phrase “to fall in place” as seen in Tirana and Theranda (modern day Prizren) as most Albanians that came in the village were from mountainous areas that “fell” into the village

During the National Liberation War, an episode was recorded in which Raven's villagers held partisan Macedonians and Albanians in their arms, shouting: "Long live the brotherhood of Macedonians and Albanians."

Demographics

According to the 2002 census, the village had a total of 1615 inhabitants.[2] Ethnic groups in the village include:[2]

• Albanians 1611
• Macedonians 2
• Serbs 1
• Others 1

'''Tribes and Families'''

Raven is an ethnically Albanian village.

According to research from 1948, tribes in the village included: Donët (24 families) natives.  They converted from Orthodoxy to Islam at the beginning of the 19th century.  One of their ancestors was called Toze Svetozari

Matijan (32 families) Immigrated from the Mati area in northern Albania.

Reç (14 families) immigrated from the village of Reç in Lumë, northern Albania.

Lusha (20 families) immigrated from the Pukë area in northern Albania.

Krenjët (12 families) Is originally from the village of the same name in Mati in northern Albania.

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