Čegrane
Čegrane (Macedonian: Чегране; Albanian: Çegrani) is a village in the Polog statistical region of the Republic of Macedonia. The village lies in the east, approximately 7 km in distance from Gostivar. It has a population of approximately 10,000 inhabitants.
Demographics
According to the last national census from 2002 this place has 6748 inhabitants.[1] Ethnic groups in the place include:
- Albanians = 6748 (99,99%)
Economy
Čegrane known as the largest village in the Macedonia known as the village with better economy from the other villages of the country.
Over 64% of the population working abroad, migrants in Europeans countries, which makes Čegrane be good economy
Former Municipality of Čegrane
The Municipality of Čegrane is formed 18.12.1996 years and existed until 2004, when it adopted a new law on local self-government and then merged with the municipality of Gostivar
| Municipality of Čegrane Komuna e Çegranit Општина Чегране | |||
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| Rural Municipality | |||
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Čegrane relief location map | |||
| Country | Macedonia | ||
| region | Polog Statistical Region | ||
| Municipal seat | Čegrane | ||
| Government | |||
| • mayor | Emshi Ejupi | ||
| Population | |||
| • Total | 12,310 | ||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| Area code(s) | +389 | ||
| Car plates | GV | ||
Geography
Čegrane resort is located in the northwestern part of the Republic of Macedonia. From the nearest town, Gostivar, the village is located 8 km north-east.
Čegrane are located in the upper part of the historical area of polog. The resort is laid in the southeastern part of the field Polog. West of the village there is a field, while to the east rises Mount dry. Altitude is approximately 490 meters. The climate in the resort is temperate continental.
Rudina Reconciliation
History
At the beginning of the 19th century Čegrane is Albanian village in Gostivarska Nahiya of Tetovska kaaza of Ottoman Empire. According to statistics of Vasil Kanchov ("Macedonia. Ethnography and statistics ') in 1900' 'Čegrane' 'has 800 inhabitants Albanians Muslim .Vasil Kanchov. "Macedonia. Ethnography and statistics.
In 1913 year village falls Serbia. According to Afanasij Selishchev in 1929 Čegrane year is center of the municipality of 5 villages Gornopolozhkiya cut and has 234 houses with 1364 inhabitants Albanians. According to the census of 2002 the village has 6748 inhabitants.
The Culture
Religious facilities
Personality
Kemal Efendi was born in Čegrane. His father Abdulhamid, known as Hamid Efendi was from Tetovo. Hamid Efendi after conducting studies and takes Ixhazet in "Fatih" in Istanbul back in Čegrane. During and before this time Čegrane although some names are recognized as local Imam: Zendel Hoxha, Hafiz Nuredini had no regular imam. Therefore, citizens were interested in an imam. So they amounted to familiarize themselves with Hamid Efendi and bring it to the village. A villagers gives new imam of the girl and forgive some dylim ground. So Hamid Efendi placed in Čegrane which will remain forever. From this crown, by a Turkish father and a mother of Albania in 1906 will bear a son, who in the future will become Efendi of this area, known by all, Kemal Efendi Milaim Pelivani of Čegrane, Who was also his close friend Kemal Atatürk ... IN 1931 ON THE OCCASION OF WORLD champion Victory at the Olympics in Chicago raised the Albanian flag, red and black flag double-headed eagle ... therefore remained figure STORY THAT EVEN SPEAK courage that was in the path of the Cause, and Nation ...
Sport
In Čegran there is any certain sports clubs
FK Arsimi and Judo Club Čegran
Municipal Enterprises Čegrane
Stadium in Čegrane
Refuge camp
During the Kosovo War, Čegrane was used a massive makeshift camp was quickly constructed for ethnic Albanian refugees, set up by UNHCR, IFRC and International NGOS in the area called Rudine.
The area was used as a rubbish dump with the tiers that were cut into in the steep hillside now filled with rows of thousands of tents.[2] It was managed by CARE, which initially expected 3,000 refugees.[3] It was filled to capacity in a matter of days.[4] It became the largest single camp in the entire crisis, housing over 43,000 people.[5] First hand reports describe that the Čegrane camp "held 57,000 displaced and emotionally shattered people."[2] They were provided with some humanitarian care, until safe passage was available back to Kosovo.
References
- ↑ 2002 census results in English and Macedonian (PDF)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Pascar, Jacqueline (2011). Abducted: The Fourteen-Year Fight to Find My Children. Random House. ISBN 9781845969653. Retrieved 1 April 2013.
- ↑ "CARE manages second refugee camp in Macedonia" (Press release). CARE. 26 April 1999. Retrieved 1 April 2013.
- ↑ Yearbook of the United Nations 1999 53, United Nations Publications, 2003, p. 346, ISBN 9789211008562, retrieved 1 April 2013
- ↑ Pettifer, James; Vickers, Miranda (2007). The Albanian question: reshaping the Balkans. I.B. Tauris. p. 224. ISBN 9781860649745. Retrieved 1 April 2013.