Dinoša
village in Montenegro
Dinoša (Cyrillic: Диноша; Albanian: Dinosha) is a village in the municipality of Tuzi, Montenegro. It is one of several settlements part of the historical tribal region known as Gruda, inhabited by a majority of ethnic Albanians. Baca Kurti (c. 1807–1881) was an Albanian leader who participated in the Battle of Novšiće against the Principality of Montenegro. He is buried in Dinosha, Saint Michel's graveyard. Above the village are the remains of a fortress, locally known as Qyteza/Đuteza.
Demographics
According to the 2011 census, its population was 500. The Albanians of this village speak in the Gheg dialect of the Albanian language. The majority of the village are Muslims, with a small Catholic minority.
Demographic history
In 1941, there were 308 Muslims and 69 Roman Catholics in the village.
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