Margegaj

Margegaj is a village and a former municipality in the Kukës County, northern Albania. At the 2015 local government reform it became a subdivision of the municipality Tropojë. The population at the 2023 census was 1,907.
The valley of the Valbonë River and the village of Valbonë are located in the municipality. The following settlements belong to the municipality:

Bradoshnicë
Çerem
Dedaj
Dragobi
Fushë Lumi
Koçanaj
Margegaj
Lagja Paqës
Rragam
Shoshan
Valbonë

Margegaj may be etymologically related to the word Gheg, which would make sense since it is located in a Gheg region of Albania.

Notable people

Shpend Dragobia, warrior during the pre-Albanian [Declaration of Independence|Albanian declaration of independence] period
Haxhi Zeka, Albanian nationalist leader and a member of the League of Prizren
Fatime Sokoli, folk music singer