Tankosiq

Tankosiq
Village
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Coordinates: 42°22′45″N 21°17′21″E
Country	Kosovo
District	Ferizaj
Municipality	Ferizaj
Population  (2011[1])
• Village	2,096
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)

Tankosiq is a village in Ferizaj Municipality, Kosovo. According to the Kosovo Agency of Statistics (KAS) estimate from the 2011 census, there were 2,096 people residing in Tankosiq, with Albanians constituting the majority of the population.[1]

History

During World War II, the village's Serb population was subjected to expulsions, murders and pillaging by Albanian paramilitaries.[2]

References

1. "Regjistrimi i Popullsisë, Ekonomive Familjare dhe Banesave në Kosovë 2011 – Rezultatet Përfundimtare: Popullsia sipas Gjinisë, Etnicitetit dhe Vendbanimit" (PDF) (in Albanian). Kosovo Agency of Statistics (KAS). p. 52. Archived (PDF) from the original on 3 March 2022. Retrieved 2 June 2022.
2. Antonijević, Nenad (2009). Албански злочини над Србима на Косову и Метохији у Другом светском рату, документа (PDF). Muzej žrtava genocida. p. 40. ISBN 9788690632992.