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Koplik, being a border town, has a long history of warfare. The historical importance of Koplik owes much to the Malësor tribesmen. Their fierce independent nature insured that Koplik was often embroiled in wars against the
Ottomans and the Serbs though much of its history.In the town itself there is
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Koplik is the trading center of Malsia e Madhe. It is generally the place where from the rural villages go for anything from buying household items, clothing and other everyday things to attaining services such as health care, haircuts etc. As a result, Koplik is filled with shops, restaurants and
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The name occurs as
Cupelnich around 1200 in the work of Presbyter Diocleas; KupĂŞlnik in 1348; Copenico in 1416; Chopilich in 1614 in the report of the Venetian writer Mariano Bolizza; Coppilico on the 1688 map of the Venetian cartographer Francesco Maria Coronelli; Coplico on the 1689 map of the
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Roads were poor; however in recent years, government investment has improved the central highway running through the province as well as the asphalting of most village roads. There is no availability to passenger trains from Koplik itself. The main method of public transportation is the use of
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hardware stores as well as
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