Račak

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Račak is a village in Kosovo best known internationally as the site of the 1999 Račak massacre, a pivotal event in the Kosovo conflict.

All labels observed (6)

Label Occurrences
Račak canonical 3
Racak 1
Račak (Albanian) 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (28)

Predicate Object
instanceOf village
claimedBy Republic of Serbia
linked to: Serbia
conflictContext Kosovo War
coordinateLocation 42.43°N 21.04°E
country Kosovo
elevation approximately 700 meters above sea level
governingAuthority Republic of Kosovo
linked to: Kosovo
hasEvent Račak massacre
hasEventDate 15 January 1999 (Račak massacre)
hasLanguage Albanian
Serbian
linked to: Serbian language
hasMajorEthnicGroup Albanians
hasNameInLanguage Račak (Albanian)
linked to: Račak

Račak (Serbian Latin)
linked to: Račak

Рачак (Serbian Cyrillic)
linked to: Račak
hasPopulationCharacteristic ethnically mixed population
hasReligiousCommunity Christians
Muslims
knownFor Račak massacre
locatedIn Kosovo
locatedInAdministrativeEntity District of Ferizaj
Shtime municipality
locatedInHistoricalRegion Kosovo
locatedInTimeZone Central European Time
locatedOnContinent Europe
nearbyCity Pristina
nearbySettlement Shtime
politicalStatus disputed territory (Kosovo)

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Referenced by (8)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Račak massacre location Račak
Agim Çeku placeOfBirth Ćuška
linked to: Račak
Račak hasNameInLanguage Račak (Albanian)
linked to: Račak
Račak hasNameInLanguage Рачак (Serbian Cyrillic)
linked to: Račak
Račak hasNameInLanguage Račak (Serbian Latin)
linked to: Račak
Reçak hasAlternateName Račak
Reçak hasAlternateName Racak
linked to: Račak