Dragash

For other uses, see Dragaš (disambiguation).
Dragash
  • Dragash or Dragashi,
    Sharr or Sharri (Albanian)
    Драгаш / Dragaš (Serbian)
Town and municipality
Official logo of Dragash
Emblem
Dragash is located in Kosovo
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Dragash is located in Europe
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Coordinates: 42°03′40″N 20°39′10″E / 42.06111°N 20.65278°E / 42.06111; 20.65278
CountryKosovo
DistrictPrizren
Government
 • MayorBehxhet Xheladini
Area
 • Municipal430 km2 (170 sq mi)
 • Rank8th in Kosovo
Population
 (2024)[1]
 • Municipal28,908
 • Density67/km2 (170/sq mi)
 • Ethnicity
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Area code+383
Vehicle registration04
Websitekk.rks-gov.net/dragash

Dragash or Sharr (Albanian definite form: Dragashi or Sharri; Serbian Cyrillic: Драгаш) is a town and municipality located in the Prizren District of Kosovo. According to the 2011 census, the town of Dragash has 1,098 inhabitants, while the municipality has 34,827 inhabitants.[2] The Albanian name Sharri is a reference to the Šar Mountains (in Albanian Sharr). The Serbian name Dragaš comes from medieval Serbian lord Constantine Dragaš.

  1. ^ "Population and housing census in Kosovo preliminary results - July 2024" (PDF). Retrieved 2 August 2024.
  2. ^ OSCE "municipal profile of Dragaš" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-02-13. Retrieved 2008-02-21., June 2006. Retrieved on 21 February 2008.