Koja e Kuçit
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Koja e Kuçit is considered one of the seven
Northern Albanian tribes of
Malësia. Koja is the Albanian
Catholic tribe of Koja e Kuçit, the name derived from a combination of the Albanian Koja clan, within the
Kuči mountain. The people of this tribe are descendants of the tribe of
Kelmend. The people of Koja are referred to as Kojan(e). Koja's sons and daughters gave their lives fighting Turks, together with other Christian Albanians, and Slavs for centuries to keep their Catholic identities alive during 500 years of occupation.
Pretash Zeka Ulaj from Koja was one of the Malësor leaders that lead the region to its freedom when fighting in 1911 in the
Battle of Deçiq, alongside the famous
Ded Gjo Luli from Hoti. Dokë Preci Krcaj, Cakë Uci Ivanaj, Gjeto Toma Kolcaj, Tomë Uci Ivanaj, Kolë Doka Marashaj, Marash Leca Gjokaj, and Gjeto Gjeka Ivanaj are remembered as Seven Heroes of Koja for giving their lives in the
Battle of Deçiq.
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The Kuči can be divided into three major groups:
The majority of inhabitants are Christian while a minority is muslim.
Marko Miljanov Popović (
Cyrillic: Марко Миљанов Поповић) (25 April 1833 – 2 February 1901) was a warrior and writer from
Montenegro. He was also a leader of the
Kuči clan.
Marko Miljanov Popović Kuč was born into a distinguished family in the village of Medun, in
Podgorica municipality. He had a
Serbian Orthodox Christian father (
Kuči clan) and
Albanian Catholic Christian mother (
Koja e Kuçit clan)
