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Zajas (Macedonian: Зајас , Albanian: Zajaz) is a village in the municipality of Kičevo, North Macedonia. Zajas was the seat of the Zajas Municipality, and is now in Kičevo Municipality.

Zajas
Зајас
Zajaz
Village
Train station in Zajas
Zajas
Location within North Macedonia
Coordinates: 41°36′N 20°56′E
Country North Macedonia
Region Southwestern
Municipality Kičevo
Population
 (2002)
  Total4,712
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Car platesKI
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History


In statistics gathered by Vasil Kanchov in 1900, the village of Zajas was inhabited by 2150 Muslim Albanians.[1]

Gjorche Petrov (" Materials for the Study of Macedonia ") wrote in 1896 about the population of Zajas:

" ... wild, predatory and rude in character, a scourge for the whole of Gorno Kichevo. They spend their time with haidutluk, cattle breeding, agriculture and gurbetlak.“ [2]

During the Albanian revolt of 1912, Zajas was the political and organizational center of the insurgent-revolutionary movement for the Kaza of Kičevo. In Zajas, a Committee / Headquarter of the uprising was set up, with the village serving as the meeting place of the Albanian troops, where they received concrete instructions and tasks in order to coordinate their political and revolutionary activity.[3]

The village was burned by Chetnik forces and members of the Serbian army during the Balkan wars.[4]

On 6 May 1919 the Committee for the National Defence of Kosovo called for a general uprising in Albanian regions in Yugoslavia. Although the uprising was quelled by the Yugoslav army,[5] confrontations continued through the years 1920 and 1921,[6] 1923,[7][8]. Macedonian Archival sources show that in the first half of 1920, the activities for organizing an anti-Serb uprising among the Albanian committees were strong, with Kalosh Lazam Dani from Zajas being one of the two the main organizers of revolutionary activity in Vardar Macedonia.[9]

Zajas is the birthplace of the National Front (Balli Kombëtar) fighter Mefail Shehu, leader of the Kičevo region during the Second World War. The Balli Kombëtar committee held a meeting in Zajas in 1942.[10] Representatives of the Albanian tribes that attended the meeting elected Shehu as military commander of the region. Shehu's battalion patrolled villages around Zajas. At that period, the Ballist forces successfully repelled the Yugoslav partisans.[10]

Train tracks in Zajas
Train tracks in Zajas

In October 1943, a general assembly was called in Zajas, where it was decided that the chairman of the committee of the Balli Kombëtar will be Mefail Shehu, along with Mefail Mehmeti as vice chairman, Begzat Vuli as treasurer and Skender Presevo as under prefect.[10] In the autumn of 1944, the village was captured by communist guerrillas amid a bloody battle.[11] After the battle, the OZNA killed 320 Albanians.[12]

During the Albanian insurgency in the Republic of Macedonia, Zajas became well known as the birthplace of Ali Ahmeti, the leader of the National Liberation Army and chairman of the DUI.


Demographics


According to the 2002 census, the village had a total of 4712 inhabitants.[13] Ethnic groups in the village include:[13]


Culture


Zajas is notable for a distinct style of rudimentary polyphonic singing.[14]


Sports


Local football club KF Zajazi have played in the Macedonian Second League.


Notable people



References


  1. Vasil Kanchov (1900). Macedonia: Ethnography and Statistics. Sofia. p. 258.
  2. "Македония и Одринско. Статистика на населението от 1873 г." Македонски научен институт, София, 1995, с. 82-83, Петров, Гьорче. Материали по изучаванието на Македония, София 1896, с. 70,
  3. Purellku, Halim (2009). "KAZAJA E KËRÇOVËS NË KRYENGRITJEN E PËRGJITHSHME SHQIPTARE TË VITIT 1912". Studime Albanologjike. ITSH: 65.
  4. Halimi, Naim (2013). "SHQIPTARËT E MAQEDONISË NË LUFTËRAT BALLKANIKE (1912-1913)". Studime Albanologjike. ITSH: 74.
  5. Robert Elsie (November 15, 2010), Historical Dictionary of Kosovo, Historical Dictionaries of Europe, vol. 79 (2 ed.), Scarecrow Press, p. 64, ISBN 978-0810872318
  6. Bujar Lulaj (2012-09-22), Rrefimet e sekretarit konfidencial te Bajram Currit (in Albanian), Dielli, archived from the original on 2014-02-01, retrieved 2014-01-31, Në vitin 1920 gazeta “Populli” do njoftonte se në Kosovë bëhen luftime të rrepta midis çetave kryengritëse dhe ushtrisë. Azem Galica bënte betejë, Idriz Seferi, po kështu Hasan Budakova ishin në krye të çetave. Tahir Zajmi e lajmëronte Bajram Currin se: Morali i shqiptarëve të Kosovës është aq i mirë saqë smund të tregohet…Kjo letër e entuziazmoi Bajram Currin. Edhe në vitin 1921 që mbahet mend si vit i masakrës së shfrenuar serbe mbi popullsinë, janë zhvilluar luftime në Gjilan, Tetovë, Prizren, Kaçanik, Prishtinë, Mitrovicë, Kumanovë etj.
  7. Studia Albanica (in French), vol. 26, Universiteti Shtetëror i Tiranës; Instituti i Historisë (Akademia e Shkencave e RPS të Shqipërisë), 1989, p. 29, ISSN 0585-5047, OCLC 1996482
  8. Studime historike (in Albanian), vol. 41, Akademia e Shkencave, Instituti i Historisë, 1987, p. 63, ISSN 0563-5799, OCLC 3648264
  9. Azizi, Isamedin (2016). "BASHKËPUNIMI NDËRMJET KOMITETIT TË KOSOVËS DHE KOMITETIT MAQEDONAS 1918-1920". Studime Albanologjike. ITSH: 137.
  10. former ballist Safet Hyseni. "Safet Hyseni: Mefail Shehu (Zajazi) alias Mefaili i Madh, një strateg ushtarak". Archived from the original on 5 October 2011. Retrieved 7 January 2011.
  11. Нешков, Темелко. Раздяла няма. Македония срещу македонизма, София 2014, с. 40.
  12. Culaj, Lush (2005). Shqiptarët në gjysmën e parë të shekullit XX (in Albanian). Instituti Albanologjik i Prishtinës. ISBN 978-9951-411-15-8.
  13. Macedonian Census (2002), Book 5 - Total population according to the Ethnic Affiliation, Mother Tongue and Religion, The State Statistical Office, Skopje, 2002, p. 103.
  14. Aleks Buda (1985), Fjalor enciklopedik shqiptar, Akademia e Shkencave e RPSSH, p. 540, OCLC 15296028




На других языках


[de] Zajas

Zajas (mazedonisch Зајас; albanisch Zajazi/Zajaz) ist ein Dorf in der Opština Kičevo im westlich-zentralen Teil Nordmazedoniens. Die Gemeindehauptstadt Kičevo befindet sich neun Kilometer im Süden. Zwischen 1996 und 2013 war Zajas Hauptort der gleichnamigen Opština, die mit derjenigen von Kičevo fusioniert wurde.
- [en] Zajas



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