Pozharan
village in Kosovo
Pozharan or Požaranje (in Serbian; Пожарање), is a village in the Viti, southeast Kosovo.
History
Until 1975, it was known as Požeranje (Пожерање) and had been the seat of its municipality.
Demographics
According to the 2024 census the population is 3,323, of which nearly all of them are ethnic Albanians.
Sports
The local football club is KF Vllaznia Pozheran, who played in the Football Superleague of Kosovo in the 2017–18 season.
Notable people
Sinan Hasani, Yugoslav politician
Mejdi Korrani (d. 19/4/1999), KLA
Xhevat Qerimi, KLA commander
Naser e Jeton Rama, KLA
Festim Alidema Football
Sami Piraj, composer
Islam Pira, Founder of the first Albanian school.
Begin with the source’s own compact description: “Pozharan” is village in Kosovo. The dossier treats that line as a proposition to test through Pozharan, village and Kosovo, not as a finished interpretation.
Why this record matters
The phrase “village in Kosovo” supplies a clear boundary for inquiry. It also exposes the unanswered questions: who defined that boundary, when it became stable and which sources sit outside it.
Place names and jurisdictional language are key evidence: both can reveal earlier catalogue descriptions and overlooked record series. The source revision retrieved here is dated Feb 22, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q7237167. VIAF identifies the subject as 133901464. The Library of Congress control number is n2005003670. Authority coordinates are 42.367, 21.333. 3 of 4 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 1975, 2024, 2017 and 1999.
Modern boundaries and familiar names can conceal earlier jurisdictions or structures that do not align with the present site. The lead is largely declarative, so disagreement and counter-evidence require a deliberate search beyond the opening account. Authority statements aid reconciliation but still require their own references, qualifiers and ranks to be checked.
How to read it
Treat names, boundaries and functions as historically changeable. Maps, plans, inventories and administrative records can clarify what the place meant at different dates.
- Historic place names
- Jurisdictional context
- Routes into maps and plans
Contemporary maps, plans, listed-building records, estate papers and the responsible local or national archive.
Three-step research path
- Establish the record: confirm the title “Pozharan”, its source revision and the description used here.
- Expand the search: follow Pozharan primary sources, Pozharan archive and Pozharan research across catalogues and specialist indexes.
- Test the account: compare the strongest cited source with the responsible institution’s current record and note any disagreement.
Questions for further research
- Which source most directly establishes the central claim about “Pozharan”?
- Which authority defined the place, boundary or structure at the relevant date?
- What physical evidence or contemporary plan supports the description?
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This entry incorporates text from “Pozharan” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.