It is located in the Karadak region on the banks of the Žegra river, a right tributary of the Binačka Morava, at the foot of Kušljevica (614 m), on both sides of the road towards Donja Budriga.

The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) estimated that prior to the war they constituted 10% of the majority ethnic Albanian village.

[6] The village was the site of a clash between armed Serbs and members of the U.S. Marines from the Kosovo Force (KFOR) on 23 June 1999, in the aftermath of the war, which resulted in the deaths of three people.

[7] The settlement of Zhegër is located near the border of North Macedonia, at the foot of the Karadak Mountains, and is rich in fertile land.

The individual household sector employs a significant number of residents, mainly engaged in agriculture and animal husbandry.