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The Albanians of Kosovo (Albanian: Shqiptarët e Kosovës, pronounced [ʃcipˈtaɾət ɛ kɔˈsɔvəs]), also commonly called Kosovo Albanians, Kosovan Albanians or Kosovars (Albanian: Kosovarët), constitute the largest ethnic group in Kosovo.
From 1961 to 1981, the ethnic Albanian population of Kosovo almost doubled as a result of high birth rates, illegal migration from communist Albania and rapid urbanisation. Throughout the same period, the population of ethnic Serbs of Kosovo reduced by half, stimulated by an exodus of ethnic Serbs from the region. [110] [111]
Kosovars are predominantly ethnic Albanians. Kosovar citizenship is acquired by birth, adoption, naturalization, international treaties, or through some other specific forms. [ 1 ]
During the Kosovo War in 1999, around 700,000 ethnic Albanians, [36] over 100,000 ethnic Serbs and more than 40,000 Bosniaks were forced out of Kosovo to neighbouring Albania, North Macedonia, Montenegro, Bosnia and Serbia. After the United Nations took over administration of Kosovo following the war, the vast majority of the Albanian refugees ...
Kosovar or Kosovan may also refer to: Something of, from, or related to Kosovo; A Kosovo Albanian, ethnic Albanian from Kosovo; Kosovan people, or of Kosovan descent; Kosovar Chess Championship, founded in 1990; Kosovar culture, culture of Kosovo; Kosovar cuisine, cuisine of Kosovo
Jewish Kosovan history (1 C, 3 P) K. Kosovan Turks (4 P) ... Pages in category "Ethnic groups in Kosovo" The following 16 pages are in this category, out of 16 total.
On July 25, 2011, Kosovan Albanian police wearing riot gear attempted to seize several border control posts in Kosovo's Serb-controlled north trying to enforce the ban on Serbian imports imposed in retaliation of Serbia's ban on import from Kosovo. It prompted a large crowd to erect roadblocks and Kosovan police units came under fire.
The name Kosovo is of South Slavic origin. Kosovo (Serbian Cyrillic: Косово ) is the Serbian neuter possessive adjective of kos ( кос ), ' blackbird ', [ 20 ] [ 21 ] an ellipsis for Kosovo Polje , 'Blackbird Field', the name of a karst field situated in the eastern half of today's Kosovo and the site of the 1389 Battle of Kosovo Field ...