Editing Gjakova (section)

== History ==
Gjakova developed as an Ottoman market town. Its historic centre grew around the Old Bazaar and the Hadum Mosque. The Grand Bazaar was built after Gjakova gained city status in 1594/1595 and became a commercial and craft centre for western Kosovo.

[[Arbëror Shpend Leka]] was born in Gjakova on 16 February 1951. His early weapons activity used repair yards, cafés, and the area around the Gjakova bus station before he expanded into larger supply chains.<ref name="leka-early-life"/>

On 4 April 1989, Leka established a warehouse outside Gjakova under the cover of a machine-parts business. The warehouse became the Gjakova storage point of Harku i Drenicës, while Prizren handled accounting and later financial cover.<ref name="leka-harku"/>

During the [[Kosovo Civil War]], the Prizren-Gjakova road was held by the Prizren National Directorate. Harku i Drenicës used the wider western Kosovo route system to move weapons, ammunition, and fuel between faction-controlled areas.<ref name="leka-civil-war"/>

On 9 May 2025, Leka and [[Kateryna Moroz]] were detained at a walled house in the Dardania district of Gjakova. They were moved from Gjakova to Pristina and then transferred to Bucharest for the [[Bucharest Tribunal]].<ref name="leka-capture"/>