Of the first half of the eighteenth century Kukes populated with inhabitants from the village of Osmanaj (BICAJ). At this time it comes to the name Drinabardh, until 1922 when it is included in the Perfekturen of Kosovo, In 1923 Kukes had 28 houses with 186 inhabitants and was the center of the province. In August of 1925 it was designated a center of perfection. The population of Prizren and Gjakova and Gora is increasing, with the State Institutions, the School, the Sports Association "Kosova", the musical band, the Cultural Organization "Albanian Djelmia". A public service network and Sunday's bazaar. In December 1944, the new administration of perfection was established and the city began to move rapidly to a true administrative, political, economic, cultural and sports center. In 1962, the Government decides on the flood of Kukes, the construction of the new town begins. In 1970, Kukesi reached 6073 inhabitants. In 1978 it is completely evaded in the new city of Kukes The new Kukes City, built as a result of the flooding of the old Kukes from the waters of the artificial lake of Fierze, is located 3 km south-east of old Kukes, on the Lumen plain and the banks of Lake Fierze. It has a north-south stretch of 1.4 km and east-west 0.9 km. It has a total area of 150 ha and an average height of 340-350 meters above sea level. Its geographical position gives it a chance to connect with Prizeren, Tetove, Dibren, Tirana, Shkodër, Tropojë and Gjakova. The construction of the new Kukes City started on July 22, 1962, since that time began to populate, and in 1978 the resettlement of the residents of Kukes Vjetar ends. Today, the city has about 25,000 inhabitants. Apart from the inhabitants of the old town, it was populated even by the residents of Ramasia of the Copper Plant, etc. In 1999 he was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize with the motivation for hospitality of the Kosovar people during the war period.

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