Abri e Epërme
village in Kosovo
Abri e Epërme is a village in the municipality of Drenas, Kosovo. The village is home to 1,027 inhabitants and it's around 12 km (7.5 mi) away from Drenas.
History
Kosovo War
During the Kosovo War, in the village a massacre took place. The Abri e Epërme Massacre refers to the killing of 35 civilian Kosovo Albanians, in a forest outside the village on 26th of September 1998 by Serbian Police Forces. Among the victims were women and children.
Begin with the source’s own compact description: “Abri e Epërme” is village in Kosovo. The dossier treats that line as a proposition to test through Abri, Epërme and village, not as a finished interpretation.
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Maps, plans, fabric surveys and administrative records can establish how the site’s name, extent and function changed over time. The source revision retrieved here is dated Aug 8, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q12750349. VIAF identifies the subject as 5437155044875972520000. Authority coordinates are 42.635, 20.789. 1 of 2 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 1998.
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