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Novi Pazar ( sr-cyr, Нови Пазар) is a
city A city is a human settlement of a substantial size. The term "city" has different meanings around the world and in some places the settlement can be very small. Even where the term is limited to larger settlements, there is no universally agree ...
located in the
Raška District The Raška District (, ) is one of administrative districts of Serbia. It expands to the southwestern part of the country. According to the 2022 census, it has a population of 296,532 inhabitants. The administrative center of the Raška distric ...
of southwestern Serbia. As of the 2022 census, the urban area has 71,462 inhabitants, while the city administrative area has 106,720 inhabitants. The city is the cultural center of the
Bosniaks in Serbia Bosniaks of Serbia () are a recognized national minority in Serbia. According to the 2022 census, the population of ethnic Bosniaks in Serbia is 153,801, constituting 2.3% of the total population, which makes them the third largest ethnic group ...
and of
Sandžak Sandžak (Serbian Cyrillic: ; ) is a historical and geo-political region in the Balkans, located in the southwestern part of Serbia and the eastern part of Montenegro. The Bosnian/ Serbian term ''Sandžak'' derives from the Sanjak of Novi Paza ...
. A multicultural area of
Muslim Muslims () are people who adhere to Islam, a Monotheism, monotheistic religion belonging to the Abrahamic religions, Abrahamic tradition. They consider the Quran, the foundational religious text of Islam, to be the verbatim word of the God ...
s and Orthodox Christians, many monuments of both religions, like the
Altun-Alem Mosque The Altun-Alem Mosque () is a mosque located in Novi Pazar, Serbia. Abdul Gani, an architect, constructed the Altun-Alem Mosque in the first half of the 16th century.Church of the Holy Apostles Peter and Paul, are located in the region which has a total of 30 protected monuments of culture.


Name

During the 14th century under the old Serbian fortress of
Stari Ras Ras ( sr-Cyrl, Рас; ), known in modern Serbian historiography as Stari Ras ( sr-Cyrl, Стари Рас, "Old Ras"), is a medieval fortress and area located in the vicinity of former market-place of ''Staro Trgovište'', some west of modern ...
, an important market-place named ''Trgovište'' started to develop. By the middle of the 15th century, in the time of the final
Ottoman Empire The Ottoman Empire (), also called the Turkish Empire, was an empire, imperial realm that controlled much of Southeast Europe, West Asia, and North Africa from the 14th to early 20th centuries; it also controlled parts of southeastern Centr ...
conquest of
Old Serbia Old Serbia () is a Serbian historiographical term that is used to describe the territory that according to the dominant school of Serbian historiography in the late 19th century formed the core of the Serbian Empire in 1346–71. The term does ...
, another market-place was developing some 11 km to the east. The older place became known as ''Staro Trgovište'' (Old Trgovište, ) and the younger as ''Novo Trgovište'' (New Trgovište, ). The latter developed into the modern city of Novi Pazar. The name "Novi Pazar" (meaning 'New Bazaar') was derived from the
Serbian Serbian may refer to: * Pertaining to Serbia in Southeast Europe; in particular **Serbs, a South Slavic ethnic group native to the Balkans ** Serbian language ** Serbian culture **Demographics of Serbia, includes other ethnic groups within the co ...
name ''Novo Trgovište'', via the Turkish name ''Yeni Pazar'', which is itself derived from ''bazaar'' (; ). The city is known as ''Pazari i Ri'' or ''Tregu i Ri'' in
Albanian Albanian may refer to: *Pertaining to Albania in Southeast Europe; in particular: **Albanians, an ethnic group native to the Balkans **Albanian language **Albanian culture **Demographics of Albania, includes other ethnic groups within the country ...
and simply Novi Pazar in Bosnian. Aside from that it is still known as ''Yeni Pazar'' in modern-day Turkey.


Geography

Novi Pazar is located in the valleys of the Jošanica, Raška, Deževska, and Ljudska rivers. It lies at an elevation of 496m, in the southeast Raška region. The city is surrounded by the
Golija Golija ( sr-Cyrl, Голија, ) is a mountain in southwestern Serbia, located between towns of Ivanjica and Novi Pazar. It is part of the Dinaric mountain range. The mountain is heavily forested with significant biodiversity. It contains the G ...
and
Rogozna Rogozna (Serbian Cyrillic: Рогозна) is a mountain in southwestern Serbia, near the city of Novi Pazar Novi Pazar ( sr-cyr, Нови Пазар) is a List of cities in Serbia, city located in the Raška District of southwestern Serbia. As ...
mountains, and the
Pešter The Pešter Plateau (), or simply Pešter ( sr-Cyrl, Пештер, ) is a karst plateau in southwestern Serbia, in the Raška (or Sandžak) region. It lies at an altitude of , with the highest point (''Kuljarski vrh'') at 1,492 meters. The terr ...
plateau lies to the west. The total area of the city administrative area is 742 km2. It contains 100 settlements, mostly small and spread over hills and mountains surrounding the city. The largest village is Mur, with over 3000 residents.


Climate

Novi Pazar has a
humid continental climate A humid continental climate is a climatic region defined by Russo-German climatologist Wladimir Köppen in 1900, typified by four distinct seasons and large seasonal temperature differences, with warm to hot (and often humid) summers, and cold ...
(
Köppen climate classification The Köppen climate classification divides Earth climates into five main climate groups, with each group being divided based on patterns of seasonal precipitation and temperature. The five main groups are ''A'' (tropical), ''B'' (arid), ''C'' (te ...
: ''Dfb'') typical of the hilly Raška region. It is generally cooler than Serbia's other major cities, though still significantly warmer than the neighboring town of
Sjenica Sjenica ( sr-cyr, Сјеница, ) is a town and municipality located in the Zlatibor District of southwestern Serbia, on the vast Sjenica- Pešter plateau and geographically located in the central part of Sandžak. The population of the municip ...
.


History

One of the oldest monuments of the area is the Church of the Holy Apostles Peter and Paul first built in the Roman era and reconstructed in the 9th century. Over many centuries the city area of
Stari Ras Ras ( sr-Cyrl, Рас; ), known in modern Serbian historiography as Stari Ras ( sr-Cyrl, Стари Рас, "Old Ras"), is a medieval fortress and area located in the vicinity of former market-place of ''Staro Trgovište'', some west of modern ...
was a borderline contested by the
First Bulgarian Empire The First Bulgarian Empire (; was a medieval state that existed in Southeastern Europe between the 7th and 11th centuries AD. It was founded in 680–681 after part of the Bulgars, led by Asparuh of Bulgaria, Asparuh, moved south to the northe ...
, Serbian Principality and
Byzantine Empire The Byzantine Empire, also known as the Eastern Roman Empire, was the continuation of the Roman Empire centred on Constantinople during late antiquity and the Middle Ages. Having survived History of the Roman Empire, the events that caused the ...
. Since the late-12th century, the region of modern Novi Pazar served as the principal province of the Serbian realm. It was an
administrative division Administrative divisions (also administrative units, administrative regions, subnational entities, or constituent states, as well as many similar generic terms) are geographical areas into which a particular independent sovereign state is divi ...
, usually under the direct rule of the monarch and sometimes as an
appanage An appanage, or apanage (; ), is the grant of an estate, title, office or other thing of value to a younger child of a monarch, who would otherwise have no inheritance under the system of primogeniture (where only the eldest inherits). It was ...
. It was the
crownland Crown land, also known as royal domain, is a territorial area belonging to the monarch, who personifies the Crown. It is the equivalent of an entailed estate and passes with the monarchy, being inseparable from it. Today, in Commonwealth realm ...
, seat or appanage of various Serbian states throughout the Middle Ages, including the Serbian Kingdom (1217–1345) and the
Serbian Empire The Serbian Empire ( sr-Cyrl-Latn, Српско царство, Srpsko carstvo, separator=" / ", ) was a medieval Serbian state that emerged from the Kingdom of Serbia. It was established in 1346 by Dušan the Mighty, who significantly expande ...
(1345–1371). In 1427, the region and the remnant of Ras, as part of the
Serbian Despotate The Serbian Despotate () was a medieval Serbian state in the first half of the 15th century. Although the Battle of Kosovo in 1389 is mistakenly considered the end of medieval Serbia, the Despotate, a successor of the Serbian Empire and Moravi ...
, was ruled by
Serbian despot The Serbian Despotate () was a medieval Serbian state in the first half of the 15th century. Although the Battle of Kosovo in 1389 is mistakenly considered the end of medieval Serbia, the Despotate, a successor of the Serbian Empire and Moravian ...
Đurađ Branković Đurađ Vuković Branković ( sr-Cyrl, Ђурађ Вуковић Бранковић, ; 1377 – 24 December 1456) served as the Serbian Despot from 1427 to 1456, making him one of the final rulers of medieval Serbia. In 1429, Branković was form ...
. One of the markets was called "despotov trg" (Despot's square). In 1439, the region was captured by the
Ottoman Empire The Ottoman Empire (), also called the Turkish Empire, was an empire, imperial realm that controlled much of Southeast Europe, West Asia, and North Africa from the 14th to early 20th centuries; it also controlled parts of southeastern Centr ...
, but was reconquered by the Serbian Despotate in 1444. In the summer of 1455, the Ottomans conquered the region again, and named the settlement of Trgovište ''Eski Bazar'' (Old Market). Novi Pazar was formally founded as a city in its own right in 1461 by Ottoman general Isa-Beg Ishaković, the Bosnian governor of the district (
sanjak A sanjak or sancak (, , "flag, banner") was an administrative division of the Ottoman Empire. The Ottomans also sometimes called the sanjak a liva (, ) from the name's calque in Arabic and Persian. Banners were a common organization of nomad ...
) who also founded
Sarajevo Sarajevo ( ), ; ''see Names of European cities in different languages (Q–T)#S, names in other languages'' is the Capital city, capital and List of cities in Bosnia and Herzegovina, largest city of Bosnia and Herzegovina, with a population of 2 ...
. Ishaković decided to establish a new town on the area of Trgovište as an urban center between Raška and Jošanica, where at first he built a mosque, a public bath, a marketplace, a hostel, and a compound. The town was the capital of the
Sanjak of Novi Pazar The Sanjak of Novi Pazar (; sh-Latn-Cyrl, Novopazarski sandžak, Новопазарски санџак; ) was an Ottoman sanjak (second-level administrative unit) that was created in 1865. It was reorganized in 1880 and 1902. The Ottoman rule ...
during Ottoman rule. From 1878 to 1908, it was controlled by
Austria-Hungary Austria-Hungary, also referred to as the Austro-Hungarian Empire, the Dual Monarchy or the Habsburg Monarchy, was a multi-national constitutional monarchy in Central Europe#Before World War I, Central Europe between 1867 and 1918. A military ...
, and from 1908 to 1913, it was again part of the Ottoman empire under the Kosovo vilayet. It became part of the
Kingdom of Serbia The Kingdom of Serbia was a country located in the Balkans which was created when the ruler of the Principality of Serbia, Milan I of Serbia, Milan I, was proclaimed king in 1882. Since 1817, the Principality was ruled by the Obrenović dynast ...
during the
First Balkan War The First Balkan War lasted from October 1912 to May 1913 and involved actions of the Balkan League (the Kingdoms of Kingdom of Bulgaria, Bulgaria, Kingdom of Serbia, Serbia, Kingdom of Greece, Greece and Kingdom of Montenegro, Montenegro) agai ...
in 1912, and then in 1918 the
Kingdom of Yugoslavia The Kingdom of Yugoslavia was a country in Southeast Europe, Southeast and Central Europe that existed from 1918 until 1941. From 1918 to 1929, it was officially called the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats, and Slovenes, but the term "Yugoslavia" () h ...
. The area has traditionally had a large number of Albanians and Muslim Slavs with a different culture from the Orthodox Serbs. In May 1901, Albanians pillaged and partially burned the cities of Novi Pazar, Sjenica and Priština, and massacred Serbs in the area of Ibar Kolašin. A contemporary report stated that when the Serb forces entered the Sandjak of Novi Pazar, they "pacified" the Albanians. In the
Battle for Novi Pazar The Battle of Novi Pazar was fought during World War II, between the Pro-Axis Albanian forces against Chetniks and Partisans in the city of Novi Pazar, Sandžak, in the German-occupied Kingdom of Yugoslavia. Despite launching three assaults, the ...
, fought at the end of 1941 during the
Second World War World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War II, Allies and the Axis powers. World War II by country, Nearly all of the wo ...
, the
Chetniks The Chetniks,, ; formally the Chetnik Detachments of the Yugoslav Army, and also the Yugoslav Army in the Homeland; and informally colloquially the Ravna Gora Movement, was a Kingdom of Yugoslavia, Yugoslav royalist and Serbian nationalist m ...
, initially supported by the
Partisans Partisan(s) or The Partisan(s) may refer to: Military * Partisan (military), paramilitary forces engaged behind the front line ** Francs-tireurs et partisans, communist-led French anti-fascist resistance against Nazi Germany during WWII ** Itali ...
, unsuccessfully tried to capture the city. Following the
overthrow of Slobodan Milošević The Overthrow of Slobodan Milošević began in the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia after the general election on 24 September 2000 and culminated in the downfall of Slobodan Milošević's government on 5 October 2000. As such, it is commonly ...
on 5 October 2000, newly elected
Prime Minister of Serbia The prime minister of Serbia ( sr-Cyrl, премијер Србије, premijer Srbije; feminine gender, feminine: премијерка/premijerka), officially the president of the Government of the Republic of Serbia ( sr-Cyrl, председн ...
Zoran Đinđić Zoran Đinđić ( sr-Cyrl, Зоран Ђинђић, ; 1 August 1952 – 12 March 2003) was a Serbian politician and philosopher who served as the Prime Minister of Serbia, prime minister of Serbia from 2001 until Assassination of Zoran Đinđić, ...
made considerable efforts to help economically the whole area of Novi Pazar. Also, with the help of Đinđić, the
International University of Novi Pazar The University of Novi Pazar was founded in 2002 as a charitable endowment ( wakf), with the aim of making education and the constant pursuit of knowledge a recognizable hallmark of the region, as the first university in this area. Leading this ini ...
was founded in 2002. He made close relations with the leaders of
Bosniaks The Bosniaks (, Cyrillic script, Cyrillic: Бошњаци, ; , ) are a South Slavs, South Slavic ethnic group native to the Southeast European historical region of Bosnia (region), Bosnia, today part of Bosnia and Herzegovina, and who sha ...
, as part of his wider plan to reform Serbia. Twelve years following his
assassination Assassination is the willful killing, by a sudden, secret, or planned attack, of a personespecially if prominent or important. It may be prompted by political, ideological, religious, financial, or military motives. Assassinations are orde ...
, the Novi Pazar Assembly decided to rename one street in his name.


Demographics

According to the 2022 census, the municipality of Novi Pazar has 106,720 inhabitants, while the city itself has 71,462 inhabitants. A total of 68.47% of population live in urban area of the city. The population density is 135.32 inhabitants per square kilometer. Novi Pazar has 23,022 households with 4,36 members on average; the number of homes is 28,688. Religion structure in the city of Novi Pazar is predominantly
Muslim Muslims () are people who adhere to Islam, a Monotheism, monotheistic religion belonging to the Abrahamic religions, Abrahamic tradition. They consider the Quran, the foundational religious text of Islam, to be the verbatim word of the God ...
(82,710), with
Serbian Orthodox The Serbian Orthodox Church ( sr-Cyrl-Latn, Српска православна црква, Srpska pravoslavna crkva) is one of the autocephalous (ecclesiastically independent) Eastern Orthodox Christian churches. The majority of the populat ...
(16,051),
Atheist Atheism, in the broadest sense, is an absence of belief in the existence of deities. Less broadly, atheism is a rejection of the belief that any deities exist. In an even narrower sense, atheism is specifically the position that there no ...
s (71),
Catholic The Catholic Church (), also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the List of Christian denominations by number of members, largest Christian church, with 1.27 to 1.41 billion baptized Catholics Catholic Church by country, worldwid ...
s (51), and other minority groups. Most of the population speaks either Bosnian (74,501) or
Serbian Serbian may refer to: * Pertaining to Serbia in Southeast Europe; in particular **Serbs, a South Slavic ethnic group native to the Balkans ** Serbian language ** Serbian culture **Demographics of Serbia, includes other ethnic groups within the co ...
(23,406). The composition of population by sex and average age: * Male - 49,984 (32.90 years) and * Female - 50,426 (34.14 years). A total of 33,583 citizens (older than 15 years) have
secondary education Secondary education is the education level following primary education and preceding tertiary education. Level 2 or ''lower secondary education'' (less commonly ''junior secondary education'') is considered the second and final phase of basic e ...
(44.41%), while the 7,351 citizens have
higher education Tertiary education (higher education, or post-secondary education) is the educational level following the completion of secondary education. The World Bank defines tertiary education as including universities, colleges, and vocational schools ...
(9.72%). Of those with higher education, 5,005 (6.62%) have university education.


Ethnic composition

From the 15th century to the Balkan Wars, Novi Pazar was the capital of the sanjak of Novi Pazar. Typically, like other centres of the wider area, its composition was multiethnic, with Albanians, Serbs and Slavic-speaking Muslims as the largest ethnic groups of the city. The Ottoman travel writer
Evliya Çelebi Dervish Mehmed Zillî (25 March 1611 – 1682), known as Evliya Çelebi (), was an Ottoman Empire, Ottoman explorer who travelled through his home country during its cultural zenith as well as neighboring lands. He travelled for over 40 years, rec ...
noted that it was one of the most populated towns in the Balkans in the 17th century. Jews also lived in the city until World War II. The entire Jewish population of Novi Pazar - 221 individuals, were imprisoned, sent to the concentration camp
Staro Sajmište Staro Sajmište ( sr-cyr, Старо Сајмиште, Old Fairground) is an List of Belgrade neighborhoods, urban neighborhood of Belgrade, the capital of Serbia. It is located in Belgrade's municipality of New Belgrade, and it was the site of th ...
and killed during the rule of
Aćif Hadžiahmetović Aćif Hadžiahmetović ( sr-Cyrl, Аћиф Хаџиахметовић, ; 1887 – 21 January 1945), known as Aćif Bljuta (, sr-Cyrl, Аћиф Бљута), was an Albanian politician in the Sanjak of Novi Pazar region of the Kingdom of Yugoslav ...
. The ethnic composition of the city administrative area: Ethnic composition of the urban area of the city:


Settlements

Aside from the urban area of Novi Pazar (54,604), the city administrative area includes the following settlements, with population from the 2002 census: *
Aluloviće Aluloviće is a village situated in Novi Pazar municipality in Serbia , image_flag = Flag of Serbia.svg , national_motto = , image_coat = Coat of arms of Serbia.svg , national_anthem = () , image_ ...
(362) * Bajevica (563) * Banja (466) *
Bare Bare literally means fully or partially naked, or figuratively used it means minimal. Bare may also refer to: People * Bare (surname) * Jader Volnei Spindler (born 1982), Brazilian football player nicknamed "Bare" Places * Bare Island ...
(36) * Batnjik (58) * Bekova (116) *
Bele Vode Bele Vode ( sr-cyr, Беле воде, lit. "White Waters") is an urban neighborhood of Belgrade, the capital of Serbia. It is located in Belgrade's municipality of Čukarica. Location Bele Vode is located in the southwestern part of Belgrade ...
(872) * Boturovina (218) * Brđani (195) * Brestovo (5) * Čašić Dolac (76) *
Cokoviće Cokoviće is a village situated in Novi Pazar municipality, Raška District in Serbia , image_flag = Flag of Serbia.svg , national_motto = , image_coat = Coat of arms of Serbia.svg , national_anthem ...
(20) *
Deževa Deževa is a village situated in Novi Pazar municipality in Serbia , image_flag = Flag of Serbia.svg , national_motto = , image_coat = Coat of arms of Serbia.svg , national_anthem = () , image_map ...
(238) *
Dojinoviće Dojinoviće is a village situated in Novi Pazar municipality in Serbia , image_flag = Flag of Serbia.svg , national_motto = , image_coat = Coat of arms of Serbia.svg , national_anthem = () , image ...
(120) * Dolac (87) * Doljani (89) * Dragočevo (112) *
Dramiće Dramiće is a village situated in Novi Pazar municipality in Serbia , image_flag = Flag of Serbia.svg , national_motto = , image_coat = Coat of arms of Serbia.svg , national_anthem = () , image_ma ...
(80) * Golice (64) *
Gornja Tušimlja Gornja Tušimlja is a village situated in Novi Pazar municipality in Serbia , image_flag = Flag of Serbia.svg , national_motto = , image_coat = Coat of arms of Serbia.svg , national_anthem = () , ...
(33) * Goševo (50) *
Gračane Gračane is a village situated in Novi Pazar municipality in Serbia , image_flag = Flag of Serbia.svg , national_motto = , image_coat = Coat of arms of Serbia.svg , national_anthem = () , image_ma ...
(28) *
Građanoviće Građanoviće is a village situated in Novi Pazar municipality in Serbia , image_flag = Flag of Serbia.svg , national_motto = , image_coat = Coat of arms of Serbia.svg , national_anthem = () , ima ...
(19) *
Grubetiće Grubetiće is a village situated in Novi Pazar municipality in Serbia.Hotkovo Hotkovo () is a village in the municipality of Novi Pazar, Serbia , image_flag = Flag of Serbia.svg , national_motto = , image_coat = Coat of arms of Serbia.svg , national_anthem = () , image_map ...
(193) *
Ivanča Ivanča () is a village in the municipality of Novi Pazar, Serbia , image_flag = Flag of Serbia.svg , national_motto = , image_coat = Coat of arms of Serbia.svg , national_anthem = () , image_map ...
(813) * Izbice (1,949) * Jablanica (27) *
Janča Janča is a village situated in Novi Pazar municipality in Serbia , image_flag = Flag of Serbia.svg , national_motto = , image_coat = Coat of arms of Serbia.svg , national_anthem = () , image_map ...
(332) * Javor (18) * Jova (21) *
Kašalj Kašalj is a village located in the municipality of Novi Pazar, Serbia.Koprivnica Koprivnica () is a city in Northern Croatia, located 70 kilometers northeast of Zagreb. It is the capital and the largest city of Koprivnica-Križevci County. In 2011, the city's administrative area of 90.94 km2 had a total populati ...
(12) *
Kosuriće Kosuriće is a village situated in Novi Pazar municipality in Serbia , image_flag = Flag of Serbia.svg , national_motto = , image_coat = Coat of arms of Serbia.svg , national_anthem = () , image_m ...
(125) * Kovačevo (243) * Kožlje (618) *
Kruševo Kruševo ( ; "Crușuva") is a town in North Macedonia. In Macedonian language, Macedonian the name means the 'place of pear trees'. It is the highest town in North Macedonia and one of the highest in the Balkans, situated at an altitude of over ...
(486) *
Kuzmičevo Kuzmičevo is a village situated in Novi Pazar municipality in Serbia , image_flag = Flag of Serbia.svg , national_motto = , image_coat = Coat of arms of Serbia.svg , national_anthem = () , image_ ...
(133) *
Leča Leča is a village situated in Novi Pazar municipality in Serbia , image_flag = Flag of Serbia.svg , national_motto = , image_coat = Coat of arms of Serbia.svg , national_anthem = () , image_map ...
(319) *
Lopužnje Lopužnje is a village situated in Novi Pazar municipality in Serbia , image_flag = Flag of Serbia.svg , national_motto = , image_coat = Coat of arms of Serbia.svg , national_anthem = () , image_m ...
(70) * Lukare (489) *
Lukarsko Goševo Lukarsko Goševo is a village situated in Novi Pazar municipality in Serbia , image_flag = Flag of Serbia.svg , national_motto = , image_coat = Coat of arms of Serbia.svg , national_anthem = () , ...
(850) * Lukocrevo (186) *
Miščiće Miščiće is a village situated in Novi Pazar municipality in Serbia , image_flag = Flag of Serbia.svg , national_motto = , image_coat = Coat of arms of Serbia.svg , national_anthem = () , image_ ...
(231) * Muhovo (545) * Mur (3,407) * Negotinac (26) *
Odojeviće Odojeviće is a village foound in Novi Pazar municipality in Russia Russia, or the Russian Federation, is a country spanning Eastern Europe and North Asia. It is the list of countries and dependencies by area, largest country in the world, ...
(50) * Oholje (179) * Okose (36) * Osaonica (284) * Osoje (966) * Paralovo (982) * Pasji Potok (42) * Pavlje (178) *
Pilareta Pilareta is a village situated in Novi Pazar municipality in Serbia , image_flag = Flag of Serbia.svg , national_motto = , image_coat = Coat of arms of Serbia.svg , national_anthem = () , image_ma ...
(26) * Pobrđe (2,176) * Polokce (117) *
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(83) * Postenje (3,471) * Požega (523) *
Požežina Požežina is a village situated in Novi Pazar municipality in Serbia , image_flag = Flag of Serbia.svg , national_motto = , image_coat = Coat of arms of Serbia.svg , national_anthem = () , image_ ...
(251) *
Prćenova Prćenova is a village situated in Novi Pazar municipality in Serbia , image_flag = Flag of Serbia.svg , national_motto = , image_coat = Coat of arms of Serbia.svg , national_anthem = () , image_m ...
(159) * Pusta Tušimlja (53) *
Pustovlah Pustovlah is a village situated in Novi Pazar municipality in Serbia , image_flag = Flag of Serbia.svg , national_motto = , image_coat = Coat of arms of Serbia.svg , national_anthem = () , image_m ...
(28) * Radaljica (152) *
Rajčinoviće Rajčinoviće () is a village in Novi Pazar, Serbia. It had a population of 537 in 2002 with 529 Bosniaks The Bosniaks (, Cyrillic script, Cyrillic: Бошњаци, ; , ) are a South Slavs, South Slavic ethnic group native to the Southea ...
(537) *
Rajčinovićka Trnava Rajčinovićka Trnava () is a village in the municipality of Novi Pazar, Serbia , image_flag = Flag of Serbia.svg , national_motto = , image_coat = Coat of arms of Serbia.svg , national_anthem = () ...
(208) *
Rajetiće Rajetiće is a village situated in Novi Pazar municipality in Serbia , image_flag = Flag of Serbia.svg , national_motto = , image_coat = Coat of arms of Serbia.svg , national_anthem = () , image_m ...
(63) *
Rajkoviće Rajkoviće is a village situated in Novi Pazar municipality in Serbia , image_flag = Flag of Serbia.svg , national_motto = , image_coat = Coat of arms of Serbia.svg , national_anthem = () , image_ ...
(29) * Rakovac (21) * Rast (51) * Šaronje (398) *
Šavci Šavci is a village situated in the Novi Pazar municipality in Serbia , image_flag = Flag of Serbia.svg , national_motto = , image_coat = Coat of arms of Serbia.svg , national_anthem = () , image_ ...
(247) *
Sebečevo Sebečevo is a village situated in Novi Pazar municipality in Serbia , image_flag = Flag of Serbia.svg , national_motto = , image_coat = Coat of arms of Serbia.svg , national_anthem = () , image_m ...
(897) *
Sitniče Sitniče () is a village on the west side of the municipality of Novi Pazar, Serbia , image_flag = Flag of Serbia.svg , national_motto = , image_coat = Coat of arms of Serbia.svg , national_anthem ...
(778) * Skukovo (23) * Slatina (297) * Smilov Laz (8) *
Srednja Tušimlja Srednja Tušimlja is a village situated in Novi Pazar municipality in Serbia , image_flag = Flag of Serbia.svg , national_motto = , image_coat = Coat of arms of Serbia.svg , national_anthem = () , ...
(40) *
Štitare Štitare is a village in the municipality of Kruševac, Serbia , image_flag = Flag of Serbia.svg , national_motto = , image_coat = Coat of arms of Serbia.svg , national_anthem = () , image_map ...
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Politics

Novi Pazar is governed by a city assembly composed of 47 councillors, a mayor and vice-mayor. After the last
legislative election A general election is an electoral process to choose most or all members of a governing body at the same time. They are distinct from by-elections, which fill individual seats that have become vacant between general elections. General elections ...
held in 2020, the local assembly is composed of the following groups: * SDP - European Novi Pazar - Rasim Ljajić (21) *SPP - Muamer Zukorlić (11) * SDA - Party of Democratic Action of Sandžak (9) * * Aleksandar Vučić - SNS, SPS, SRS (6) *


Economy

Lying on crossroads between numerous old and new states, Novi Pazar has always been a strong trade center. Along with the trade, the city developed manufacturing tradition. During the 20th century, it became a center of
textile Textile is an Hyponymy and hypernymy, umbrella term that includes various Fiber, fiber-based materials, including fibers, yarns, Staple (textiles)#Filament fiber, filaments, Thread (yarn), threads, and different types of #Fabric, fabric. ...
industry. Paradoxically, during the turbulent 1990s and, Novi Pazar prospered, even during the UN sanctions, boosted by the strong private initiative in textile industry.
Jeans Jeans are a type of trousers made from denim or dungaree cloth. Often the term "jeans" refers to a particular style of trousers, called "blue jeans", with the addition of copper pocket rivets added by Jacob W. Davis in 1871 and patented by ...
of Novi Pazar, first of forged trademarks, and later on its own labels, became famous throughout the region. However, during the relative economic prosperity in Serbia of the 2000s, the Novi Pazar economy collapsed, with demise of large textile combines in mismanaged
privatization Privatization (rendered privatisation in British English) can mean several different things, most commonly referring to moving something from the public sector into the private sector. It is also sometimes used as a synonym for deregulation w ...
, and incoming competition from the import. As of 2023, Novi Pazar was having around 23,000 unemployed inhabitants, making it one of the cities in Serbia with the highest unemployment rate (around 50%). Some of the main reasons for this was unstable political situation during the 1990s and 2000s, and underdeveloped infrastructure (with no international airports, motorways and railways nearby). ;Economic figures The following table gives a preview of total number of registered people employed in legal entities per their core activity (as of 2022):


Society and culture


Monuments

The old
Serbian Orthodox The Serbian Orthodox Church ( sr-Cyrl-Latn, Српска православна црква, Srpska pravoslavna crkva) is one of the autocephalous (ecclesiastically independent) Eastern Orthodox Christian churches. The majority of the populat ...
monastery of
Sopoćani The Sopoćani Monastery (, ), an endowment of King Stefan Uroš I of Serbia, was built from 1259 to 1270, near the source of the Raška River in the region of Ras, the centre of the Serbian medieval state. It is a designated World Heritage Si ...
, the foundation of St King Uroš I, built in the second half of the 13th century and located west of Novi Pazar, is a
World Heritage Site World Heritage Sites are landmarks and areas with legal protection under an treaty, international treaty administered by UNESCO for having cultural, historical, or scientific significance. The sites are judged to contain "cultural and natural ...
since 1979 accompanying with
Stari Ras Ras ( sr-Cyrl, Рас; ), known in modern Serbian historiography as Stari Ras ( sr-Cyrl, Стари Рас, "Old Ras"), is a medieval fortress and area located in the vicinity of former market-place of ''Staro Trgovište'', some west of modern ...
(Old Ras), a medieval capital of the Serbian great župan
Stefan Nemanja Stefan Nemanja (Serbian Cyrillic alphabet, Serbian Cyrillic: , ; – 13 February 1199) was the Grand Prince (Grand Župan#Serbia, Veliki Župan) of the Grand Principality of Serbia, Serbian Grand Principality (also known as Raška (region), Raš ...
. The city also houses the oldest intact church in Serbia and one of the oldest ones in the region which dates from the 9th-century, the
Church of St Peter Church may refer to: Religion * Church (building), a place/building for Christian religious activities and praying * Church (congregation), a local congregation of a Christian denomination * Church service, a formalized period of Christian comm ...
. The church's walls were defaced with graffiti on 6 April 2008. The police have not officially concluded why the incident occurred. On a hilltop overlooking Novi Pazar is the 12th century monastery of ''
Đurđevi stupovi The Đurđevi Stupovi Monastery (, literal translation, lit. "Pillars of St. George") is a Serbian Orthodox monastery located in the vicinity of medieval Stari Ras and today's city of Novi Pazar, in the Raška (region), Raška region of Serbia. ...
'', long left in ruin, but recently restored and with a monastic community using it, with plate glass to keep out the weather and preserve the fine frescos. The main
mosque A mosque ( ), also called a masjid ( ), is a place of worship for Muslims. The term usually refers to a covered building, but can be any place where Salah, Islamic prayers are performed; such as an outdoor courtyard. Originally, mosques were si ...
of the city, the
Altun-Alem Mosque The Altun-Alem Mosque () is a mosque located in Novi Pazar, Serbia. Abdul Gani, an architect, constructed the Altun-Alem Mosque in the first half of the 16th century.Han, a 15th-century
Hammam A hammam (), also often called a Turkish bath by Westerners, is a type of steam bath or a place of public bathing associated with the Islamic world. It is a prominent feature in the culture of the Muslim world and was inherited from the model ...
, and the 15th-century Turkish fortress (all gone but the walls, the site of which is now a walled park in the city centre).


Education

Novi Pazar is home to two universities, the
International University of Novi Pazar The University of Novi Pazar was founded in 2002 as a charitable endowment ( wakf), with the aim of making education and the constant pursuit of knowledge a recognizable hallmark of the region, as the first university in this area. Leading this ini ...
and the State University of Novi Pazar.


Sport

The city's football club
FK Novi Pazar Fudbalski klub Novi Pazar () is a Serbian professional association football, football club based in the ciry of Novi Pazar, which competes in the Serbian SuperLiga. The team plays their home games at the 6,900 capacity Novi Pazar City Stadium. T ...
was founded in 1928, under the name "FK Sandžak", which later changed to "FK
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". The club has played under its current name since 1962, when Deževa and another local football club, FK Ras, unified under this name. The club was a
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amateur champion, and a member of the
Yugoslav Second League Yugoslav Second League ( Bosnian: ''Druga savezna liga,'' Croatian: ''Druga savezna liga'', Serbian: ''Друга савезна лига'', Slovenian: ''Druga zvezna liga'', Macedonian: ''Втора сојузна лига'', ''Vtora sojuzna l ...
. FK Novi Pazar qualified for a promotional play-off twice, but lost both times (to
FK Sutjeska Nikšić Fudbalski klub Sutjeska (Montenegrin Cyrillic: Фудбалски клуб Сутјеска) is a professional association football club from Nikšić, Montenegro, currently competing in the Montenegrin First League. The club was established in ...
in 1994, and to
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in 1995). FK Novi Pazar finally promoted to
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in 2011–12 season. FK Novi Pazar is the oldest second-league team in Serbia. Football is still an extremely popular sport in Novi Pazar and the city stadium is always full. Volleyball clubs in the city are OK Novi Pazar (first league) and OK Koteks. The Handball club is in the second league and used to have the name "Ras" but it was changed to RK Novi Pazar in 2004. The Basketball club of the city is
OKK Novi Pazar Omladinski košarkaški klub Novi Pazar Salamander ( sr-Cyrl, Омладински кошаркашки клуб Нови Пазар Саламандер, ), commonly referred to as OKK Novi Pazar Salamander or simply Novi Pazar Salamander, is a m ...
. Famous athletes from the city include Turkish basketball national team player Mirsad Jahović Türkcan, former football player of Besiktas Sead Halilagić, handball-player
Mirsad Terzić Mirsad Terzić (born 12 July 1983) is a Bosnian handball player for Wisła Płock. He is a left-back, but primarily known as a defender. While with Izviđač though, he scored 50 goals in only six games of the 2004–05 EHF Champions League se ...
(who represents
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) and young football players
Adem Ljajić Adem Ljajić ( sr-Cyrl, Адем Љајић, ; born 29 September 1991) is a Serbian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Novi Pazar. Ljajić began his career with FK Jošanica, and later Partizan, with whom he made h ...
,
Ediz Bahtiyaroğlu Ediz Bahtiyaroğlu (; 2 January 1986 – 5 September 2012) was a Turkish football player who last played for Eskişehirspor in the Turkish Süper Lig. International career Bahtiyaroğlu has been capped 11 times for the Turkish national under-2 ...
, Armin Đerlek.


International cooperation

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Gallery

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Notable residents

* Tahir Efendi Jakova (1770–1850), Albanian poet *
Aćif Hadžiahmetović Aćif Hadžiahmetović ( sr-Cyrl, Аћиф Хаџиахметовић, ; 1887 – 21 January 1945), known as Aćif Bljuta (, sr-Cyrl, Аћиф Бљута), was an Albanian politician in the Sanjak of Novi Pazar region of the Kingdom of Yugoslav ...
(1887–1945), politician, mayor of Novi Pazar during Second World War * Milunka Savić (1888–1973), the most-decorated female combatant in the entire history of warfare *
Abdulah Gegić Abdulah Gegić (, ; 19 March 1924 – 21 June 2008) was a Yugoslav football manager and player. Playing career Following World War II, Gegić played for Metalac Beograd in the inaugural Yugoslav First League season. He later spent four years wi ...
(1924–2008), former
Partizan Belgrade Jugoslovensko sportsko društvo Partizan ( sr-Cyrl, Југословенско спортско друштво Партизан, lit=Yugoslav Sports Society Partizan), commonly abbreviated as JSD Partizan ( sr-Cyrl, ЈСД Партизан, lin ...
football coach *
Ejup Ganić Ejup Ganić (born 3 March 1946) is a Bosnian engineer, politician and academic who served as President of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina from 1997 to 1999 and from 2000 to 2001. A former member of the Party of Democratic Action, he also ...
(b. 1946), engineer and politician *
Laza Ristovski Lazar "Laza" Ristovski (Serbian Cyrillic: Лаза Ристовски, ; 23 January 1956 – 6 October 2007) was a Serbia , image_flag = Flag of Serbia.svg , national_motto = , image_coat = Coat of arms ...
(1956–2007), Yugoslav keyboardist, member of
Smak Smak ( sr-Cyrl, Смак; trans. ''The end time'') was a Serbian and SFRY, Yugoslav band from Kragujevac. The group reached the peak of popularity in the 1970s when it was one of the most notable acts of the yu rock, former Yugoslav rock scene. T ...
and
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*
Rasim Ljajić Rasim Ljajić ( sr-Cyrl, Расим Љајић, ; born 28 January 1964) is a Serbian politician and sports administrator who currently serves as president of FK Partizan. A prominent Bosniak politician from Novi Pazar and president of Social D ...
(b. 1964), politician *
Muamer Zukorlić Muamer Zukorlić (; 15 February 1970 – 6 November 2021) was a Serbian politician and Islamic theology, Islamic theologian who served as the president and chief Mufti of the Islam in Serbia, Islamic Community in Serbia. An Bosniaks of Serbia, et ...
(1970–2021), politician and Islamic theologian * Mirsad Jahović Türkcan (b. 1976), Turkish basketball player *
Emina Jahović Emina Jahović (, ; born 15 January 1982) is a Serbian-Turkish singer-songwriter, actress and businesswoman of Bosniak origin. Born and raised in Novi Pazar, she made her recording debut in 2002 and has released six studio albums: ''Tačka'' (20 ...
(b. 1982), pop singer *
Miljan Mutavdžić Miljan Mutavdžić ( sr-Cyrl, Миљан Мутавџић; born 3 February 1986) is a Serbian professional footballer who plays as a central or defensive midfielder. Between 2008 and 2009, Mutavdžić earned two international caps for the Serb ...
(b. 1986), football player *
Adem Ljajić Adem Ljajić ( sr-Cyrl, Адем Љајић, ; born 29 September 1991) is a Serbian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Novi Pazar. Ljajić began his career with FK Jošanica, and later Partizan, with whom he made h ...
(b. 1991), football player *
Amela Terzić Amela Terzić (Serbian Cyrillic: Амела Терзић, born 2 January 1993) is a Serbian middle-distance runner. She won two gold medals at 2011 European Athletics Junior Championships in Tallinn and was the junior champion at the 2012 Europe ...
(b. 1993), runner *
Erhan Mašović Erhan Mašović ( sr-cyr, Ерхан Машовић; born 22 November 1998) is a Serbian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back or defensive midfielder for Bundesliga club VfL Bochum. Club career Čukarički Born in Novi Pazar, Mašo ...
(b. 1998), football player *
Hamad Medjedovic Hamad Medjedovic ( sr-Cyrl-Latn, Хамад Међедовић, Hamad Međedović, separator=" / "; ; born 18 July 2003) is a Serbian professional tennis player. On 21 April 2025, Medjedovic reached his career-high ATP singles ranking of world ...
(b. 2003), tennis player


References


External links

* {{Authority control Populated places in Raška District Sandžak Municipalities and cities of Šumadija and Western Serbia