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Prishtina
Pristina or Prishtina ( , ), . is the capital and largest city of Kosovo. It is the administrative center of the eponymous municipality and district. In antiquity, the area of Pristina was part of the Dardanian Kingdom. The heritage of the classical era is represented by the settlement of Ulpiana. After the Roman Empire was divided into a western and an eastern half, the area remained within the Byzantine Empire between the 5th and 9th centuries. In the middle of the 9th century, it was ceded to the First Bulgarian Empire, before falling again under Byzantine occupation in the early 11th century and then in the late 11th century to the Second Bulgarian Empire. The growing Kingdom of Serbia annexed the area in the 13th century and it remained under the Serbian Empire in the 14th century up to the start of the Ottoman era (1389–1455). The next centuries would be characterized by Ottoman rule. During this period, Pristina developed from a village to a major urban center of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kosovo
Kosovo, officially the Republic of Kosovo, is a landlocked country in Southeast Europe with International recognition of Kosovo, partial diplomatic recognition. It is bordered by Albania to the southwest, Montenegro to the west, Serbia to the north and east, and North Macedonia to the southeast. It covers an area of and has a population of approximately 1.6 million. Kosovo has a varied terrain, with high plains along with rolling hills and List of mountains in Kosovo, mountains, some of which have an altitude over . Its climate is mainly Continental climate, continental with some Mediterranean climate, Mediterranean and Alpine climate, alpine influences. Kosovo's capital and List of cities and towns in Kosovo#List, most populous city is Pristina; other major cities and urban areas include Prizren, Ferizaj, Gjilan and Peja. Kosovo formed the core territory of the Dardani, an ancient Paleo-Balkanic languages, Paleo-Balkanic people attested in classical sources from the 4th cent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pristina International Airport
The Prishtina International Airport Adem Jashari (), also referred to as Pristina International Airport (, ), is an international airport in Pristina, Kosovo. The airport is located southwest of the capital city of Pristina. The airport has flights to numerous European destinations. The airport is the only international airport in Kosovo and thus also the only port of entry for air travelers to the country. It is named in honor Adem Jashari, the founder of the Kosovo Liberation Army. History Foundation and early years The airport was originally built as Slatina Air Base, containing the second-largest military underground hangar complex in Yugoslavia. From 12 to 26 June 1999, there was a brief but tense stand-off between NATO and the Russian Kosovo Force in which Russian troops possessed the airport. A contingent of 200 Russian troops deployed in Bosnia and Herzegovina, crossed over into Kosovo and captured the airport in Pristina. The apron and the passenger terminal were ren ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Goddess On The Throne
Goddess on the Throne (; ) is a terracotta figurine found at the site of the Tjerrtorja spinning mill in Pristina, the capital city of Kosovo, in 1956. The seated terracotta figure is a well-preserved specimen of small Neolithic plastic Vinča culture (also known as ''Turdas culture'' in Kosovo). It measures high and is dated to 5700–4500 BC. The figurine represents a female deity, reflecting the cult of the great mother idol. It is preserved in the Kosovo Museum, which has adopted the idol as its logo. One of the most precious archaeological artifacts of Kosovo, it has also been adopted as the symbol of the city of Prishtina. The figurine was discovered by experts from the National Museum of Serbia in 1956. ''Goddess on the Throne'' was borrowed in late 1998 by the Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts Gallery for their exhibition titled ''Arheološko blago Kosova i Metohije - od neolita do ranog Srednjeg veka'' (''Archeological Treasure of Kosovo and Metohija - from the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Përparim Rama
Përparim Rama (born 20 January 1976) is a Kosovo Albanian architect and urban planner serving as the current Mayor of Pristina since 7 December 2021. His work has been published in London Building Design Magazine and several other international design magazines. Biography Përparim Rama was born in Pristina on 20 January 1976. His father was a well-known Albanian painter. In 1992, when he was 16 years old, Përparim Rama moved to Great Britain along with his cousin Iliriana. With the deteriorating political situation between Kosovo and Serbia and the imposition of sanctions by the then Yugoslavia, Yugoslav state on Kosovo Albanians, all Albanian employees were removed from public office. Rama’s parents, both teachers, remained unemployed. At the time, young men were being recruited by the Yugoslav army to be deployed to the front lines in the war against Croats or Bosniaks. In Great Britain Rama sought asylum, which was granted due to the aggravated political situation in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Albanians
The Albanians are an ethnic group native to the Balkan Peninsula who share a common Albanian ancestry, Albanian culture, culture, Albanian history, history and Albanian language, language. They are the main ethnic group of Albania and Kosovo, and they also live in the neighboring countries of Albanians in North Macedonia, North Macedonia, Albanians in Montenegro, Montenegro, Albanians in Greece, Greece, and Albanians in Serbia, Serbia, as well as in Albanians in Italy, Italy, Albanians in Croatia, Croatia, Albanians in Bulgaria, Bulgaria, and Albanians in Turkey, Turkey. Albanians also constitute a large diaspora with several communities established across Europe and the other continents. Albanian language, The language of the Albanians is an Indo-European languages, Indo-European language and the only surviving representative of the Albanoid, Albanoid branch, which belongs to the Paleo-Balkan languages, Paleo-Balkan group. Albanians ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Municipalities Of Kosovo
A municipality (; ) is the basic administrative division in Kosovo and constitutes the only level of power in local governance. There are 38 municipalities in Kosovo; 27 of which have an Kosovo Albanians, Albanian ethnic majority, 10 Kosovo Serbs, Serb and Mamusha, 1 Turks in Kosovo, Turkish. After the Brussels Agreement (2013), 2013 Brussels Agreement, signed by the governments of Government of Kosovo, Kosovo and Government of Serbia, Serbia, an agreement was made to create a Community of Serb Municipalities, which would operate within Kosovo's legal framework. Since 2013, the agreement has not been fulfilled by Kosovo's authorities, calling upon its Constitution of Kosovo, constitution and territorial integrity. List of municipalities Powers of municipalities All municipalities have the following competences, as regulated by Law Nr. 03/L-040 of the Constitution of Kosovo: # Local economic development. # Urban and rural planning. # Land use and development. # Implementation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Demographics Of Kosovo
The Kosovo Agency of Statistics monitors various demographic features of the population of Kosovo, such as population density, Ethnic group, ethnicity, education level, Healthcare in Kosovo, health of the populace, economic status, Religion in Kosovo, religious affiliations and other aspects of the population. Censuses, normally conducted at ten-year intervals, record the demographic characteristics of the population. According to the preliminary results of the 2024 census released in April 2024, there are 1,586,659 inhabitants, of which 795,046 are men (50.1%) and 791,614 are women (49.9%). The same year, The World Factbook, US CIA World Factbook estimate put the country's population at 1,977,093. According to the first census conducted after the 2008 Kosovo declaration of independence, 2008 declaration of independence in 2011, the permanent population of Kosovo was 1,739,825. The 2011 census also shows that Kosovo Albanians, Albanians form the majority in Kosovo, with 92.9% of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Imperial Mosque (Pristina)
The Imperial Mosque, also known as King's Mosque, is an Ottoman Empire, Ottoman mosque located in Pristina, Kosovo. It was built in 1461 by Sultans of the Ottoman Empire, Sultan Mehmed II, Mehmed the Conqueror. The inscription written in Arabic alphabet in six rows which is situated in the entry portal as the exact date of construction provides the year 1461, according to the Gregorian calendar, i.e. Hijra 865 year according to the Islamic calendar. Based on the monument, structure, construction way and decorative elements it ranks among the most important buildings of Islamic architecture in Eastern Europe. History The mosque was built as a dominating building on the landscape of Prishtina. During the Great Turkish War, Austro-Turkish wars, at the end of the 17th century, it was temporarily turned into a Catholic church. One of the most prominent Albanian writers, Pjetër Bogdani, also an active leader of the pro-Austrian rebels, was buried here. After the Ottomans regained con ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Democratic League Of Kosovo
The Democratic League of Kosovo (, LDK) is the oldest and one of the largest list of political parties in Kosovo, political parties in Kosovo. History During the late 1980s, nationalism was on the rise throughout the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. Since 1974 the province of Socialist Autonomous Province of Kosovo, Kosovo, although part of the Socialist Republic of Serbia, was a self-governed entity over which the Serbian parliament had almost no factual control (''see Political status of Kosovo#Status in Communist Yugoslavia, Political status of Kosovo''). In the late 1980s, civil unrest which had been striking the province for decades, suddenly erupted further in Kosovo as ethnic Albanians in Kosovo, Albanians demanded more autonomy (in view of becoming the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia#Federal units, 7th Yugoslav Republic). At the same time, League of Communists of Serbia, Serbian Communists' leader Slobodan Milošević used the situation in Kosovo as a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vehicle Registration Plates Of Kosovo
Vehicle registration plates of Kosovo are issued by the Executive of Kosovo, Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Kosovo, Republic of Kosovo. As of June 1, 2012, all residents of Kosovo are obliged to fit their cars with RKS plates. Non-compliance results in confiscation of the non-Kosovar plates (including Serbian plates with district codes for claimed Kosovar districts) and legal charges. Numbering and lettering On 6 December 2010, a new design was introduced containing the letters RKS (Republic of Kosovo) on a blue field, a two digit number corresponding to the districts of Kosovo, the coat of arms of Kosovo, a three-digit number and finally two serial letters. The three-digit number starts at 101 and the serial letters start at AA. The remaining plates bearing the old design issued under UNMIK will be replaced with the new once their registration is pending renewal. Plates of vehicles, trailers and motorcycles Horizontal plates of vehicles should be white retro – refle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Capital City
A capital city, or just capital, is the municipality holding primary status in a country, state (polity), state, province, department (administrative division), department, or other administrative division, subnational division, usually as its Seat of government, seat of the government. A capital is typically a city that physically encompasses the government's offices and meeting places; the status as capital is often designated by its law or constitution. In some jurisdictions, including several countries, different branches of government are in different settlements, sometimes meaning multiple official capitals. In some cases, a distinction is made between the official (constitutional) capital and the seat of government, which is in list of countries with multiple capitals, another place. English language, English-language media often use the name of the capital metonymy, metonymically to refer to the government sitting there. Thus, "London-Washington relations" is widely unde ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Cities And Towns In Kosovo
This is a list of cities and towns in the Kosovo in alphabetical order categorised by municipality or district, according to the criteria used by the Kosovo Agency of Statistics (KAS). Kosovo's population is distributed in 1,467 settlements with 26 per cent of its population concentrated in 7 regional centers, consisting of Ferizaj, Gjakova, Gjilan, Mitrovica, Kosovo, Mitrovica, Peja, Pristina and Prizren. According to the 2024 census, the cities in Kosovo are classified into the following population size categories: * 1 city larger than 150,000: Pristina * 3 cities from 50,000 to 100,000: Ferizaj, Gjilan and Prizren * 6 cities from 20,000 to 50,000: Fushe Kosova, Gjakova, Mitrovica, Kosovo, Mitrovica, Peja, Podujevë and Vushtrri List See also *Administrative divisions of Kosovo *List of populated places in Kosovo *List of populated places in Kosovo by Albanian name References {{DEFAULTSORT:List Of Cities In Kosovo Cities in Kosovo, Lists of cities by coun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
