Hajvalia

Ajvalija
Hajvalia
Ajvalija
Hajvalia

Location in Kosovo

Coordinates: 42°37′N 21°11′E / 42.617°N 21.183°E / 42.617; 21.183Coordinates: 42°37′N 21°11′E / 42.617°N 21.183°E / 42.617; 21.183
Country Kosovo[a]
District District of Pristina
Population (2011)
  Total 7 391
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code 10000
Area code(s) 0381 (0)38

Ajvalia (Albanian: Hajvalia, Serbian Cyrillic: Ајвалија) is a village or suburb southeast of Pristina, located 635 meters above sea level. It lies in the municipality of Pristina. It has approximately 2,300 homes and 7 391 (2011) inhabitants. A small creek begins in the town, while another begins north-east of the town and runs through it. It is thought that the first 100 years of its history, just six Albanian families lived here. After 1970, right up until now, there has been an increase in population, mainly from newcomers.

The road here passes through Gnjilane and Pristina and connects with M25.2 way.

Historical population of Hajvalia
Year1948195319611971198119912011
Population43675711921696302739627391

Places of Interest

There is a zinc and silver mine, which opened in 1953 and have been completely renovated, namely the Trepča Mines-Pristina (Hajvalia). A public park is located near the town-centre, along the Dëshmorët e Gollakut(Lit. Gollak Martyrs road). There is a mosque, Xhamia e Hajvalisë (Lit. Mosque of Hajvalia), in the south-west of the village.

Sport

There are two Football Clubs, KF Hajvalia and KF Hajvalia 1947.

Education

There is only one primary school with roughly 2,500 pupils; Elementary School "Shkëndija" (Lit. "Spark").

Other

Behgjet Pacolli AKR chairman and former president of Kosovo is a resident. In Ajvalija there is the International Village. After the war it saw development of small businesses and private businesses.

References

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