Culture in Ferizaj

Ferizaj, in southeastern Kosovo, is its third-largest city and has a number of cultural attractions and activities.

[2] Reading rooms opened in Talinovc Muhaxherve and Tankosiq in 1930, in the Old Village in 1934 and in Pojatisht and Kosine.

[3] The Sadik Tafarshiku Library, which opened on January 10, 2001, was funded by the city and the United States Agency for International Development and Save the Children.

[4] The library, which features exhibitions, scientific debates and literary hours, had 17,722 books and 1,252 members in 2005.

[5] Nika’s Mill, built during the 16th century, was demolished in the 1990s; €40,000 was allocated by the Ministry of Culture for its restoration.

Ferizaj's first mosque, built in 1894 during the Ottoman period, was destroyed by German aerial bombing in April 1941.

The sun-baked ceramic figure, dating to the sixth millennium BC, indicates a cult of womanhood.

Trix was formed in spring 1974 with Veli Sahiti, Muhamet Bislimi and Nuredin Azemi.

In 1943 Hasan Dyngjeri directed plays by Kristo Floqi, and in 1946 the Mustaf Bakija CAA was formed.