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Turkish traveller mentions it as 'Albania' in the 1660s
Through this part of the plain flows the Llap river, which has its source in Albania, (8) joins the ..... river at the foot of the aforementioned fortress of Mitrovica, and then joins the Morava river, which flows into the Danube.
Here he mentions Vushtrri in Kosova as being Albanian speakers:
The inhabitants of Vushtrria are Rumelians. Most of them do not speak Bosnian, but do speak Albanian and Turkish. They wear broadcloth garments and frontier-style red calpacs with low crests of fur and sable. They turn around (?) the fur of their calpacs, and black silken fringes are visible on the edges. They have teybend waistbands, carry knives of the kortela varsak variety, (9) and wear red trousers with silver buttons and elegant kubadi shoes. Such is the fine dress of the Rumelians.
Here he mentions Peja in Kosova as being within Albania:
At the base of the fortress flows the ..... river, which originates in the mountains of Peja(4) in Albania, joins the Llap river, and flows down until it joins the Morava. In these regions, this fortress is called Mitrovica of Kosova. There is also a fortress called Mitrovica of Srem, (5) but it is in ruins.
1660
Evliya Chelebi:
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- a Journey through Kosova
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evliya_%C3%87elebi
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