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Pristina or Prishtina [a] (UK: / ˈ p r iː ʃ t ɪ n ə, p r ɪ ʃ ˈ t iː n ə / PREE-shtin-ə, prish-TEE-nə, [4] [5] US: / ˈ p r ɪ ʃ t ɪ n ə / PRISHT-in-ə) [6] [b] is the capital and largest city of Kosovo. It is the administrative center of the eponymous municipality and district. [7] In antiquity, the area of Pristina was part of ...
The history of Kosovo dates back to pre-historic times when the Starčevo culture, Vinča culture, Bubanj-Hum culture, and Baden culture were active in the region. Since then, many archaeological sites have been discovered due to the abundance of natural resources which gave way to the development of life.
Once the remaining European route (E80) from Pristina to Merdare section project will be completed, the motorway will link Kosovo through the present European route (E80) highway with the Pan-European corridor X near Niš in Serbia. The R6 Motorway, forming part of the E65, is the second motorway constructed in the region.
During the 14th and the 15th century, Pristina was classified as an important mining and trading center on the Balkan market due to its position near the rich mining town of Novo Brdo. Pristina was famous for its trade fairs and items, such as goatskin and goat hair, as well as gunpowder produced by artisans from Pristina in 1485. [6]
The fortress is located in an altitude of maximum 766 meters above the sea level, and is approximately sited 9 km southeast from the town of Kosovo Polje and only 2 kilometers west from Pristina International Airport. The total surface of the fortress, also counting along the circular walls/ ramparts, measures around 1.3 hectares of the inner ...
Geographical map of Kosovo Map of the Republic of Kosovo, as proclaimed in 2008. 2000 unrest in Kosovo; 2001 – The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe OSCE supervised the first elections in the Kosovo Assembly and elected Ibrahim Rugova as president and Bajram Rexhepi as prime minister, [109] [110] [111] 2004 unrest in Kosovo
A map published by French ethnographer G. Lejean [45] in 1861 shows that Albanians lived on around 57% of Kosovo Vilayet while a similar map, published by British travellers G. M. Mackenzie and A. P. Irby [45] in 1867 shows slightly less; these maps don't show which population was larger overall. Nevethless, maps cannot be used to measure ...
Kosovo is particularly rich in remote and mountainous landscapes endowed with forests. They are home to a large number of the country's animal species, including many endangered species. Kosovo is one of the rare countries in Europe with populations of rare species, the golden eagle, the brown bear, the grey wolf and the lynx. [17] [18] [19] [20]