Gjakova
Gjakova/Gjakovë (Albanian) or Đakovica (Serbian) is a city in western Kosovo with about 79,000 inhabitants (2024). Set among mountains with hiking trails, Gjakova is a center of culture and learning, and famous for its Grand Bazaar with many kinds of traditional handicrafts for sale. Wikivoyage
Population 41,809 (Wikidata)
Before you go
Emergency numbers in Kosovo
Getting there
Remembered in this browser only, with the last few you used.
Best-documented sights
All of them in the guide-
Kulla e Avdullah Pashe Drenit Museum · 640 m -
Sylejman Vokshi Monument · 650 m -
Kulla e Currit Monument · 860 m - Nezaj Memorial · 290 m
- Rotary Monument · 440 m
- István Schütz Memorial · 480 m
- Kulla e Sylejman Vokshit Castle · 510 m
- Teqjar Haxhi Shejh Hakiut Monument · 510 m
Within a kilometre of the centre, ordered by how well documented each is — not by a "best" anyone decided. Each opens on the map in the guide. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited there.
Through the year
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Days of the Albanian Festival
July – August
Days of the Albanian Festival a summer cultural festival held over several weekends in July and August. Evening concerts of Albanian artists are particularly interesting
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Gjakova Trail Run
September
Gjakova Trail Run a 21 and 12 km annual trail race held in the second part of September, starting in the Old Town and heading towards Shkugëza Forest
Annual events from Wikidata and Wikivoyage (Gjakova); descriptions from Wikipedia where it has one, photos from Wikimedia Commons. Dates move year to year — check before you plan around one.
Markets
Markets mapped on OpenStreetMap, with their hours where someone has added them. Check locally before you go.
Somewhere to run
Places © OpenStreetMap contributors, as of 9 October 2026. Description from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA). Events from Wikidata and Wikivoyage, population from Wikidata.