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Goljak
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thumb|Gollak region location Gollak (; ) or Gallap () is a mountainous and ethnographic region in the eastern part of Kosovo and partially in Serbia, bordering the Llap region to the North, the Kosovo field to the west, the Anamorava valley to the south and straddling along the border with Serbia. The cities of Pristina and Gjilan in Kosovo are located by the mountains. The highest peak, Bjeshka e Artanës, has an elevation of 1260 meters above sea level. Gollak itself is split into Upper Gollak and Lower Gollak.

Key facts

Mountain.name
Gollak
Mountain.photo
Goljak mountain 10.jpg
Mountain.elevation_m
1260
Mountain.map_size
220
Mountain.first_ascent
The peak was most likely first ascended by local people (the Galabri tribe)

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  • Ottoman Period
  • Yugoslav period
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thumb|Gollak region location Gollak (; ) or Gallap () is a mountainous and ethnographic region in the eastern part of Kosovo and partially in Serbia, bordering the Llap region to the North, the Kosovo field to the west, the Anamorava valley to the south and straddling along the border with Serbia. The cities of Pristina and Gjilan in Kosovo are located by the mountains. The highest peak, Bjeshka e Artanës, has an elevation of 1260 meters above sea level. Gollak itself is split into Upper Gollak and Lower Gollak.

== Etymology == The toponym Gallapi is connected to the ancient Dardanian tribe Galabri.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Goljak” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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