Dušići (Cyrillic: Душићи; Albanian: Dushiqi), formerly Dečići(Deçiq), is a village in the municipality of Tuzi, Montenegro. It became well known during the Albanian Revolt of 1911 with the Battle of Dečić. R. Elsie puts the location around 3 km southwest of Tuzi.[1] Right across the border with Albania, there is Koplik, the largest town in the Albanian region of Malësia.
Dušići
Душићи Dushiqi | |
|---|---|
Village | |
  Dušići Location within Montenegro | |
| Coordinates: 42°20′40″N 19°18′28″E / 42.3444°N 19.3078°E | |
| Country |  Montenegro |
| Municipality |  Tuzi |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 188 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Demographics
editAccording to the 2011 census, its population was 188.[2]
| Ethnicity | Number | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Albanians | 175 | 93.1% |
| Montenegrins | 12 | 6.4% |
| other/undeclared | 1 | 0.5% |
| Total | 188 | 100% |
References
edit- ^ Gjergj Fishta (2006), Robert Elsie (ed.), The Highland Lute, I. B. Tauris, p. 413, ISBN 978-1845111182
- ^ "Tabela N1. Stanovništvo prema nacinalnoj odnosno etničkoj pripadnosti po naseljima, Popis stanovništva, domaćinstava i stanova u Crnoj Gori 2011. godine" (in Montenegrin). Statistical Office of Montenegro. Retrieved January 27, 2012.
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