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Pristina is the capital and the economic, financial, political and trade center of Kosovo, due to its location in the center of the country. It is the seat of power of the Government of Kosovo, the residences for work of the President and Prime Minister of Kosovo, and the Parliament of Kosovo.
Kosovo (Serbian Cyrillic: Косово) is the Serbian neuter possessive adjective of kos (кос), ' blackbird ', [ 22 ][ 23 ] 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. [ 24 ]
The cities and towns in Kosovo belong to the following size ranges in terms of the number of inhabitants: 1 city larger than 150,000: Pristina. 2 cities from 50,000 to 100,000: Gjilan and Prizren. 9 cities from 15,000 to 50,000: Ferizaj, Fushë Kosovë, Gjakova, Mitrovica, Peja, Podujeva, Rahovec, and Vushtrri.
Camp Bondsteel is the operation headquarters of the Kosovo Force (KFOR) in Kosovo.It is located near Ferizaj/Uroševac [3] in southeastern Kosovo. It is the Regional Command-East headed by the United States Army (U.S. Army) and it is supported by troops from Greece, Italy, Finland, Hungary, Poland, Slovenia, Switzerland and Turkey.
Pristina, Kosovo. Bill Clinton Boulevard is a boulevard located in Pristina, Kosovo. Following the Kosovo War of 1998 to 1999, Albanians in Kosovo wanted to thank former U.S. President Bill Clinton for his help in their struggle with the government of Yugoslavia. A 11-foot-high (3.4 m) statue of Clinton was unveiled on the boulevard on 1 ...
Demographics of Kosovo. 14.6 per 1,000 pop. [3] 7.7 per 1,000 pop. -3.72 per 1,000 pop. The Kosovo Agency of Statistics monitors various demographic features of the population of Kosovo, such as population density, ethnicity, education level, health of the populace, economic status, religious affiliations and other aspects of the population.
M-9 (Kosovo) The M9 ( Albanian: Nacionale 9, Serbian: Magistralni put 9) also commonly known as Rruga Prishtinë-Pejë and N9 is a road which connects the eastern and western part of Kosovo. It starts from the border with Montenegro, passes through cities such as Peja and Pristina, and ends at the Serbian border. The road is 143 kilometers long.
Historical monuments in Pristina are made up of 21 monuments out of a total of 426 protected monuments all over Kosovo. [ 1] A large number of these monuments date back to the Byzantine and Ottoman periods. [ 2] Since 1945, the Yugoslav authorities followed the idea of constructing a modern Pristina by relying in the urban development motto ...