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Kosovo District Косовски округ (Serbian) Distrikti i Kosovës (Albanian)
District of Serbia
Location of Kosovo District in Serbia
Country	Serbia
Autonomous Province	Kosovo and Metohija
Capital	Pristina
ISO 3166 code	RS-25
Municipalities	9 and 1 city

Kosovo District (Serbian Cyrillic: Косовски округ, romanized: Kosovski 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

The district included the municipalities of:

• Podujevo
• Pristina
• Uroševac
• Obilić
• Drenas
• Lipljan
• Kosovo Polje
• Štimlje
• Štrpce
• Kačanik

• 1990-1999
• after 1999

Culture and history

In the center of Priština stands the Çarshi mosque (Tas mosque), built in 1389 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, 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

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

Notes

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

• Districts in Kosovo and Metohija