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Lajthizë
Sign in to saveLeskë (, formerly Lajthizë "place of hazelnuts"; Macedonian/Bulgarian: Леска) is a village in the Pustec Municipality of the Korçë County in Albania. Leska is situated west of Lake Prespa, near the village of Pustec. The village is mainly composed of ethnic Macedonians.
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- Locality
- Lajthizë
- Region
- Shqipëria Jugore
- Country
- Shqipëria
- Population
- 0
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Leskë (, formerly Lajthizë "place of hazelnuts"; Macedonian/Bulgarian: Леска) is a village in the Pustec Municipality of the Korçë County in Albania. Leska is situated west of Lake Prespa, near the village of Pustec. The village is mainly composed of ethnic Macedonians.
== Name == In early 20th century scholarly works of Selishchev, Jaranov and Vasmer, the village placename is given as Leska, while Kanchov gives the form Ljaitiza which stems from the Albanian word Lajthi meaning hazelnut. The toponym Leska is topographic referring to Hazel trees.
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