Koja e Kuçit

Koja e Kuçit (Koja of Kuči) is one of the seven Northern Albanian tribes of Malësia. Koja is the Albanian Catholic tribe of Koja e Kuçit, the name derived from a combination of the Albanian Koja tribe, within the Kuči mountain. The people of Koja are referred to as Kojan(e). Koja's people and other Christian Albanians and Slavs fought Turks for centuries, keeping their Catholic identities alive during half a millennium of occupation. Pretash Zeka Ulaj from Koja was one of the Malësor leaders that led the region to its freedom when fighting in 1911 in the Battle of Deçiq, alongside the famous Ded Gjo Luli from Hoti. Dokë Preci Krcaj, Cakë Uci Ivanaj, Gjeto Toma Kolcaj, Tomë Uci Ivanaj, Kolë Doka Marashaj, Marash Leca Gjokaj, and Gjeto Gjeka Ivanaj are remembered as the Seven Heroes of Koja for giving their lives in the battle. The first book that was written solely about Koja e Kucit is "Koja ndër shekuj" by Fran Mirash Gjeloshaj, published in Rochester Michigan on November 15, 2010.[1]

Surnames of Koja

Notable people

References

  1. Gjonaj, Gjekë (10 June 2012). "Një kurorë e artë për Kojën legjendare". Zemra Shqiptare. Retrieved 3 December 2015.
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