Reçak

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Reçak is a village in Kosovo internationally known as the site of the 1999 Račak massacre during the Kosovo War.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf human settlement
village
conflict Kosovo War
coordinateLocation 42.4333°N 21.0333°E
country Kosovo
countryClaimedBy Republic of Kosovo
linked to: Kosovo

Republic of Serbia
linked to: Serbia
ethnicMajority Albanians
eventLocationFor Račak massacre
governedBy Municipality of Shtime
hasAlternateName Racak
linked to: Račak

Račak
hasDemographicCharacteristic predominantly Albanian population
hasHistoricalSignificance turning point in international perception of Kosovo War
hasInternationalAttentionFor human rights violations
war crimes allegations
hasJurisdiction local government of Shtime
linked to: Shtime municipality
hasNameInLanguage Račak@sr
Reçak@sq
hasTypeOfSettlement rural settlement
knownFor 1999 Račak massacre
linked to: Račak massacre

Račak massacre
languageUsed Albanian
Serbian
locatedIn Kosovo
locatedInAdministrativeEntity Shtime municipality
Štimlje municipality
locatedInFormerEntity Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
linked to: Yugoslavia

Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
linked to: Yugoslavia
locatedInGeopoliticalContext disputed territory of Kosovo
locatedInRegion Ferizaj District
locatedOnContinent Europe
nearbyCity Ferizaj
Shtime
notablePeriod January 1999
partOfEthnographicRegion Kosovo
partOfHistoricalConflict Kosovo conflict
linked to: Kosovo War
significantEvent Račak massacre
mass killing of Albanian civilians in 1999
subjectOf international investigations of 1999 killings
reports by OSCE Kosovo Verification Mission
timeZone Central European Summer Time
Central European Time

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