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Kosovo District

Coordinates: 42°44′00″N 21°10′00″E / 42.7333°N 21.1667°E / 42.7333; 21.1667
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Kosovo District
Location of Kosovo District in Serbia
Location of Kosovo District in Serbia
Country Serbia
Autonomous ProvinceKosovo and Metohija
CapitalPristina
ISO 3166 codeRS-25
Municipalities9 and 1 city

Kosovo District (Serbian Cyrillic: Косовски округ, romanizedKosovski okrug, pronounced [kôsovskiː ôkruːɡ]; Albanian: Distrikti i Kosovës) was a district of Kosovo and Metohija between 1990 and the end of the Kosovo War in 1999. From the Serbian point of view, the district continues to be part of the Republic of Serbia. It had a population of 672,292 and its capital was Pristina.

Municipalities

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The district included the municipalities of:

Culture and history

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In the center of Priština stands the Çarshi mosque (Tas mosque), built in 1389[1] after the Battle of Kosovo. In the immediate vicinity of Priština there is the site of a settlement from the Neolithic period, as well as of the Roman settlement of Vicianum. Also near Priština is the Gračanica monastery built during the 14th century,[2] the last endowment of the Serbian King Stefan Milutin, built in 1315. Its architecture and fresco painting make it one of the most significant medieval monuments in all Europe. Today it is an active monastery for women, and open to visitors.

References

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  1. ^ "Çarshi Mosque". Oral History Kosovo. Retrieved 2023-05-15.
  2. ^ "Gračanica Monastery". mappingeasterneurope.princeton.edu. Retrieved 2023-05-15.

Notes

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Note: All official material made by Serbia public Information was taken from the Government of Serbia's official website.

42°44′00″N 21°10′00″E / 42.7333°N 21.1667°E / 42.7333; 21.1667