Kuči region

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The Kuči region is a historical highland area in eastern Montenegro, traditionally inhabited by the Kuči tribe and known for its rugged terrain and strong clan culture.

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Kuči region canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf geographical region
historical region
administrativeUnitToday Podgorica Municipality
linked to: Podgorica
associatedClan Kuči clan
linked to: Kuči
borderingRegion Bratonožići region
Cijevna valley
Piperi region
country Montenegro
culturalTradition blood-feud customs
patriarchal social structure
tribal self-governance
currentCountry Montenegro
ethnographicRegionOf Montenegro
hasSubregion Lower Kuči
Upper Kuči
historicalConflict Ottoman Empire
historicalEvent tribal uprisings against Ottoman rule
historicalInhabitants Albanian-speaking population
Orthodox Christian population
historicalRole center of Kuči tribe
part of Montenegrin tribal system
integratedInto Kingdom of Montenegro
Principality of Montenegro
knownFor rugged terrain
strong clan culture
languageTradition Albanian
Montenegrin
Serbian
linked to: Serbian language
locatedIn Montenegrin Highlands
eastern Montenegro
nearCity Podgorica
partOf Brda (Highland tribes region)
linked to: Brda (Highlands)
religionTradition Eastern Orthodoxy
strategicImportance control of routes between Zeta plain and Albanian highlands
terrainType karst landscape
mountainous
traditionalDress highland Montenegrin costume
traditionalDwelling stone houses
traditionalEconomy pastoralism
transhumant herding
traditionalInhabitants Kuči tribe

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Cijevna flowsThrough Kuči region