Arangel (Macedonian: Арангел, Albanian: Haranjell) is a village in the municipality of Kičevo, North Macedonia. It used to be part of the former municipality of Oslomej.

Arangel
Арангел
Haranjell
Village
Arangel is located in North Macedonia
Arangel
Arangel
Location within North Macedonia
Coordinates: 41°36′N 21°01′E / 41.600°N 21.017°E / 41.600; 21.017
Country North Macedonia
Region Southwestern
Municipality Kičevo
Population
 (2021)
 • Total292
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Car platesKI
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History

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After the capture of the village by Partisan forces, 7 Albanian men were executed by the incoming communist forces.[1]

Demographics

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The village is attested in the 1467/68 Ottoman tax registry (defter) for the Nahiyah of Kırçova. The village was divided in two timars, one having 8 and the other 38 houses, excluding bachelors (mucerred).[2]

According to the 1942 Albanian census, Arangel was inhabited by a total of 339 Muslim Albanians.[3]

As of the 2021 census, Arangel had 292 residents with the following ethnic composition:[4]

  • Albanians 278
  • Persons for whom data are taken from administrative sources 13
  • Others 1

According to the 2002 census, the village had a total of 709 inhabitants. Ethnic groups in the village include:[5]

References

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  1. ^ Hyseni, Safet (2007). Varrezat masive në Kërçovë dhe rrethinë. Kičevo: DEA. p. 133. ISBN 9789989143373.
  2. ^ Qerim Dalipi. "NAHIJA E KËRÇOVËS SIPAS REGJISTRIMIT TË VITEVE 1467-1468 (Aspekte shoqërore)". Gjurmime Albanologjike - Seria e shkencave historike 47:29-48.
  3. ^ "Ethnic/Religious composition of Dibër and Tetovë prefectures".
  4. ^ Total resident population of the Republic of North Macedonia by ethnic affiliation, by settlement, Census 2021
  5. ^ Macedonian Census (2002), Book 5 - Total population according to the Ethnic Affiliation, Mother Tongue and Religion, The State Statistical Office, Skopje, 2002, p. 149.
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