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The First Albanian School in Pristina is a cultural heritage monument in Pristina, Kosovo, and one of the oldest intact buildings in the entire city. [ 1 ] History and description
Goddess on the Throne. As the capital city of Kosovo, Pristina is the heart of the cultural and artistic development of all Albanians that live in Kosovo.The department of cultural affairs is just one of the segments that arranges the cultural events, which make Pristina one of the cities with the most emphasized cultural and artistic traditions.
The airport was originally built as Slatina Air Base, containing the second-largest military underground hangar complex in Yugoslavia. [citation needed]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.
The National Library of Kosovo has more than 1.8 million books, periodicals, maps, atlases, microfilms and other library materials. There are many foreign cultural institutions in Pristina, including the Albanian Albanological Institute , the French Alliance Française , [ 90 ] the British Council , [ 91 ] and the German Goethe-Institut [ 92 ...
Kategoria e Parë is the second tier of professional football in Albania, positioned below Kategoria Superiore and above Kategoria e Dytë.. Established in 1930, the league comprises 12 teams.
Pristina Municipality (Albanian: Komuna e Prishtinës; Serbian: Opstina Pristina, is a municipality in the district of Priština in Kosovo. The municipality has a population of 198,897 people within an area of 523.13 km 2 (201.98 sq mi).
Following the end of the Kosovo conflict in 1999 and no longer under Serbian rule, Kosovo Albanians in 2001 erected a monument within the centre of Pristina to Skanderbeg, a medieval Albanian who fought against Ottoman forces. [1] [2] Over a journey of four days the statue was brought from Krujë in Albania to the middle of Pristina. [3]
Tourism in Pristina attracted 36,186 foreign visitors in 2012, [1] which represents 74.2% [2] of all visitors that visited Kosovo during that year. Foreign visitors mostly come from countries like Albania , Turkey , Germany , United States , Slovenia and North Macedonia , [ 3 ] but also from other countries.