Popovjani
Popovjani (, ) is a village in the municipality of Kičevo, North Macedonia. It was previously in Oslomej Municipality until that municipality was merged into Kičevo Municipality. History During the period of 1912-1913, members the Serbian army lead by chetnik Mikajle Brodski massacred a total of 46 Albanians in the village. The bodies were buried in mass graves. Demographics The village is attested in the 1467/68 Ottoman tax registry (defter) for the Nahiyah of Kırçova. The village had a total of 20 houses, excluding bachelors (mucerred). According to the 1942 Albanian census, Popovjani was inhabited by a total of 193 Muslim Albanians and 120 Serbs. As of the 2021 census, Popovjani had 142 residents with the following ethnic composition: Albanians 135 Persons for whom data are taken from administrative sources 6 Macedonians 1 According to the 2002 census, the village had a total of 399 inhabitants. Ethnic groups in the village include: Albanians 397 Macedonians 2 References External links Villages in Kičevo Municipality Albanian communities in North Macedonia