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. 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.

For other uses, see Dragaš (disambiguation).
Dragash
  • Dragash or Dragashi,
    Sharr or Sharri (Albanian)
    Драгаш / Dragaš (Serbian)
Town and municipality
Emblem
Dragash
Dragash
Coordinates: 42°03′40″N 20°39′10″E
CountryKosovo
DistrictPrizren
Government
 • MayorBehxhet Xheladini
Area
 • Municipal430 km2 (170 sq mi)
 • Rank8th in Kosovo
Population
 (2011)
 • Municipal34,827
 • Density81/km2 (210/sq mi)
 • Urban
1,098
 • Ethnicity
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Area code+383
Vehicle registration04
Websitekk.rks-gov.net/dragash
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