Authored by Rexhep Dedushaj and Petrit Latifi

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PROF. REXHEP DEDUSHAJ

Author of 10 books on history

The monograph “The Plav-Gucia Region through the Centuries”, written by historian Rexhep Man Dedushaj, is a genuine study, which, for the first time, makes commendable efforts to illuminate the sacrifices of the inhabitants of these ethnic Albanian territories for the growth and protection of the ethnic national territorial integrity from the old and new invaders.

It also constitutes a valuable contribution to filling a gap in the national history of the Albanian people and in particular of the region in question. Plav and Gucia with the surrounding areas are located in the northern part of the Albanian lands and border with Montenegro, Rugova, Malësia and Gjakova, Dukagjin and Kelmendi. In terms of natural beauty, it is a pearl of a special kind.

The region consists of two towns and many villages. This valley is crossed by many rivers and is very rich in springs. What makes the appearance of this region special and magnificent is Lake Plavë with its crystal clear water. Also worth mentioning are the stunning meadow-mountainous mountains that stretch from Cakorri, Qafa e Diellit to Qafë te Borit, as well as Gerdhata with its alpine pastures and centuries-old rocks.

The region of Plavë and Guci has been known since ancient times. Historically, ethnically and economically it has always been connected to Shkodra and Peja, these historically Illyrian-Albanian territories. Evidence of such a thing are the roads that pass through: Shkodër Guci-Plavé-Qafe e Diellit- Pejë, as well as the toponyms: Cakorr, Qafe e Diellit, Gerdhata, etc. which are explained by the Albanian language.

However, Slavic malicious literature has constantly tried and tries to change and deform them by translating them into Slavic. Thus, the word Gerdhata, which means a steep rocky place, has been translated into the word “Prokletije” which means “Mountains of the Unfortunate”. While the phrase Qafë e Diellit with the word “Dio” which means part or division, and the phrase Qafa e Pejës with the word “Peqakeq”, etc. They did the same with other toponyms, which we are not analyzing here since they are not the subject of our writing.

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