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[[File:Bujan, Tropojë, Albania – Kulla 2018-05 02.jpg|thumb|A [[Tower houses in the Balkans|kulla]] in Bujan]]

'''Bujan''' 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]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.vendime.al/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/137-2014.pdf |title=Law nr. 115/2014 |language=sq |pages=6373|access-date=25 February 2022}}</ref> The population at the 2023 census was 1,738.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.instat.gov.al/media/14334/cens-2023-kukesi.pdf |title=Population and Housing Census, Kukës 2023 |page=108 |access-date=8 November 2024 |publisher=[[Institute of Statistics (Albania)|INSTAT]]}}</ref>

It is part of the [[Highlands of Gjakova]], an ethnographic region of Albanian and [[Kosovo]], and is known for hosting the 1943 [[Bujan Conference]].

Bujan is part of [[Krasniqi (tribe)|Krasniqi]] tribal territory.

== Etymology ==
According to [[Eqrem Çabej]], the etymology of the village derives from a term referring to a "pond with a lot of water", but due to the location of the village, the etymology may have to do with the Albanian term ''[[wikt:bujë|bujë]]''.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Sulaj |first1=Avdyl |title=ONOMASTIKA E TROPOJËS |journal=Albanological Research - Philological Sciences Series |date=2010 |issue=40 |page=91 |url=https://www.ceeol.com/search/article-detail?id=168367}}</ref>

== Notable people ==
* [[Mic Sokoli]] (1839–1881), [[People's Hero of Albania]]
* [[Tahir Sinani]] (1964–2001), Albanian [[Kosovo Liberation Army|KLA]] and [[National Liberation Army (North Macedonia)|NLA]] fighter
* [[Binak Alia]] (1805–1890), leader of the [[Albanian Revolt of 1845|Revolt of 1845]], participant in the [[League of Prizren]]

== References ==
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[[Category:Former municipalities in Kukës County]]
[[Category:Administrative units of Tropojë]]
[[Category:Villages in Kukës County]]


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