Botushë
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Botushë (; ) is a village in the municipality of Gjakova, District of Gjakova, southwest Kosovo. It is located near the border with Albania and is part of both the Highlands of Gjakova and Reka e Keqe. It is inhabited exclusively by Albanians.
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- Locality
- Batushë
- Region
- Gjakova
- Country
- Kosova / Kosovo
- Population
- 0
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Botushë (; ) is a village in the municipality of Gjakova, District of Gjakova, southwest Kosovo. It is located near the border with Albania and is part of both the Highlands of Gjakova and Reka e Keqe. It is inhabited exclusively by Albanians.
== Etymology == The two forms of this toponym, 'Botushë' and 'Batushë', contain the Albanian reducing suffix -ushë. Amongst the local population, 'Batushë' is favoured. The toponym with an 'a' is related to the Illyro-Dardanian Batoni, an anthroponym of the royal Dardanian family, whereas 'o' would suggest a link with the Albanian '' 'botë' '' which means 'earth, land'. This indicates that the toponym most likely derives from Albanian.
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