Duhël

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Duhël (Serbian: Dulje) is a village in the Suhareka municipality of Kosovo. It is mainly Albanian and had 1,020 residents in 2024.

Geography
- Location: in the Prizrenski Podgor region, about 25 km east of Prizren, near the Crnoljeva and Šar Mountains.
- Terrain: sits on a lake terrace about 1 km wide and roughly 750 meters above sea level.
- Area: about 1,413 hectares.
- The village has two main parts: Dulje (the main area with three hamlets: Rafš, Srpska, and Sopska) and Dragačin, a separate hamlet on the right bank of the Dragačin river.
- A road linking Suhareka, Duhël, and Malisheva passes through the village.

Administration and history
- Dulje used to be the seat of its own municipality and remains an administrative and cultural center for nearby villages.
- The village is first mentioned in 1348 in a charter by Emperor Stephen Uroš IV Dušan, as Duhlje.
- A medieval road connected Prizren to Štimlje via Dulje.
- Ruins of two old Serbian Orthodox churches exist: Parascheva and Holy Salvation.

Notable events
- In 1881, Albanian rebels nearby were crushed, with events linked to the area around Ferizovići and Štimlje.
- In World War I (1915), Serbian forces retreated through the area after fighting in the region.
- During the Kosovo War, the area saw activity by the Kosovo Liberation Army and NATO bombings.

Population and ethnicity
- The village was historically inhabited by Serbs, with Albanian families from Malesia (northern Albania) likely settling in the 18th century.
- Historical census notes show fluctuations in Albanian and Serb households over time (e.g., 1875: 26 Albanian, 4 Serb; 1879: 16 Albanian, 4 Serb; 1910: 6 Serb; 1921: 299 people in 52 houses).
- In 1981, about 1,229 residents were Albanian; one person was listed as Muslim; no Serbs were recorded.

Current demographics
- In 2024, the population is 1,020, all Albanian.