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Kosovo

Flag of the Republic of Kosovo

	Косово и Метохија - Kosovo i Metohija Kosova

Shqip	Kosova Kosova, është shtet në jugperëndim të Ballkanit dhe kufizohet në veri me Serbinë, në jug me Maqedoninë dhe në përendim me Republikën e Shqipërisë dhe Malin e Zi. Kosova ishte një krahinë e Republikës së Serbisë me okupim (1946-1968), pastaj një krahinë autonome e Republikës Socialiste Federale të Jugosllavisë (1968-1989), krahinë e okupuar e Republikës së Serbisë (1989-1999), më vonë është vënë nën administrim të Kombeve të Bashkuara, gjegjësisht nën Misionin e Kombeve të Bashkuara në Kosovë (UNMIK) prej qershorit 1999, ndërsa tani që nga 17 Shkurti 2008 është shtet i pavarur i njohur ndërkombëtarisht nga demokracitë më të mëdha botërore.
Српски	Косово и Метохија - Аутономна Покрајина Косово и Метохија / Autonomna Pokrajina Kosovo i Mehohija Косово и Метохија (скраћено: Космет или КиМ) је аутономна покрајина у саставу Републике Србије[1]. Покрајина се налази у јужном делу земље и граничи се са Албанијом, Републиком Македонијом, Црном Гором и централном Србијом. На Косову и Метохији живи нешто више од 2 милиона становника, већину чине Албанци, као и мање Српско становништво. Службени језици су српски, албански и енглески језик, а главни град покрајине је Приштина.
English	Kosovo - Republic of Kosovo Kosovo is a province/country in southern ► Serbia/► Europe which has been under United Nations administration since 1999. The province is governed by the United Nations Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK) and the local Provisional Institutions of Self-Government, with security provided by the NATO-led Kosovo Force (KFOR). As of June 2008, its independence is recognised by 43 countries, including the USA, France and the United Kingdom. Kosovo borders ► Montenegro, ► Albania, ► Serbia and the ► Republic of Macedonia. The mountainous state's capital and largest city is Priština. Kosovo has a population of around two million people, predominately ethnic Albanians, with smaller populations of Serbs, Turks, Bosniaks and other ethnic groups.

Short name	Kosovo
Official name	Republic of Kosovo
Status	Autonomous province of Serbia under UN Protectorate since 1999 / Selfproclaimed country since 2008
Location	South East Europe
Capital	Prishtinë (Prishtina) Приштина - Priština
Population	2 million inhabitants
Area	10,887 km²
Major languages	Albanian, Serbian (official)
Major religions	Islam, Serbian Orthodoxy
More information	Kosovo, Geography of Kosovo, History of Kosovo and Politics of Kosovo
More images	Kosovo - Kosovo (Category).

General maps

Map of Kosovo

Map of Kosovo

Map of Kosovo, from the CIA World Factbook

Map of Kosovo

Map of Kosovo

Blank map of Kosovo

Blank map of Kosovo

Blank map of Kosovo

Blank map of Kosovo

Flag map of Kosovo

Flag map of Kosovo

Flag map of Kosovo

Geographical regions of Kosovo

History maps

This section holds a short summary of the history of the area of present-day Kosovo, illustrated with maps, including historical maps of former countries and empires that included present-day Kosovo.

Illyrian ethnogenesis

Prehistoric Illyrians

Illyrian lands in the Balkans

Illyrian lands in the Balkans

Illyrian lands in the Balkans

Dardanians in the Balkans

Dardanians in the Balkans

Kingdom of Dardania, 3rd-1st century BC

Dardani in 6 AD

Territorial development of the Roman Empire 264 BC-192, including the conquest of present-day territory of Kosovo

The extent of the Roman Republic and Roman Empire;

133 BC

44 BC (late Republic, after conquests by republican generals)

AD 14 (death of Augustus)

117 (maximum extension)

Camps of the Roman Legions in 80

Map of the Roman Empire in 116

Roman Empire in 117

Roman Empire divided 395, showing the dioceses and praetorian prefectures of Gaul, Italy, Illyricum and Oriens (east), roughly analogous to the four Tetrarch zones of influence after Diocletian's reforms.

The division of the Empire after the death of Theodosius I, ca.395 AD superimposed on modern borders.

Western Roman Empire

Eastern Roman Empire

Dardania province in the central Balkans in the Late Roman Empire

Prefecture of Illyricum, 4th century

Prefecture of Illyricum, 4th century

Invasions of the Roman Empire 100-500

Invasions of the Roman Empire 100-500

Division of the Roman Empire in 406

Eastern Roman Empire and Western Roman Empire, c.476

Eastern Roman Empire

Eastern Roman Empire under emperor Justinianus

Eastern Roman Empire under emperor Justinianus

Byzantine Empire 550

Byzantine province of Dardania in the 6th century

Albanians in 5th-10th century

The Byzantine Empire under Basil II, c. 1025

Byzantine Empire 1025

The Byzantine Empire at the accession of Alexios I Komnenos, c. 1081

Map of the Byzantine Empire under Manuel Komnenos, c.1170.

Byzantine Empire 1180

The region in 1265

Medieval Serbian states

The region in 1355

Realm of Vuk Branković in the 14th century

Realm of Vuk Branković in the 14th century

The region in 1400

Growth of the Ottoman Empire

Development of the European part of the Ottoman Empire

Growth of the Ottoman Empire

Map of the Ottoman Empire 1566

Patriarchate of Peć (16th-17th century)

Location of the Ottoman Empire in 1683

Map of the Ottoman Empire 1801

Balkans after 1856

Vilayet of Kosovo 1858-1878

Sanjak of Novibazar 1878

Albanian vilayet, proposed by the League of Prizren in 1878

Vilayet of Kosovo 1881-1912

Serbian conquest in 1912

Kingdom of Serbia in 1913

Kingdom of Serbia in 1913

Kosovo in World War I

Kingdom of Serbia in 1918, inclusive Kosovo

After World War I, Serbia became in 1918 part of the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes, renamed into Yugoslavia in 1929. This is a map of Yugoslavia in 1930

Kosovo in 1941

Kosovo in 1941

Kosovo in 1941

Kosovo in 1941

Kosovo in 1941-1942

Albania in 1941 (including most of Kosovo)

Serbia with Kosovo in the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, 1945-1992

Kosovo in Yugoslavia

Kosovo in Yugoslavia

Kosovo in Yugoslavia

Kosovo in Yugoslavia

Kosovo in Yugoslavia

Kosovo in Yugoslavia

An animated series of maps showing the breakup of the second Yugoslavia

Wartime 1991

Wartime 1992

Former Yugoslavia compared with the present borders

After the secession of Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Macedonia, Serbia (with Kosovo) and Montenegro continued as the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, renamed in 2003 into Serbia and Montenegro

Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (1992-2003) and Serbia and Montenegro (2003-2006)

Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (1992-2003) and Serbia and Montenegro (2003-2006)

Map of Serbia and Montenegro

Location of the FR of Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro) before dissolution

Kosovo in Serbia and Montenegro

KFOR Districts

UNMIK map of Kosovo

Ethnic and religion maps

Ethnic map in 1898

Ethnic map in 1911

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Ethnic distribution within Yugoslavia in 1961 (in Serbian)

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Ethnic distribution within Yugoslavia in 1981 (in Serbian)

Ethnic map in 1981

Ethnic map in 1991

Ethnic map in 1991

Ethnic map in 1991

Ethnic map in 2005

Ethnic map in 2005

Roma population in Kosovo in 2005

Gora Region between Kosovo and Albania

Divisions of Kosovo

Regions of Kosovo

Districts of Kosovo

Municipalities of Kosovo

Municipalities of Kosovo

Municipalities of Kosovo

Municipalities of Kosovo

Municipalities of Kosovo

Municipalities of Kosovo

Municipalities of Kosovo

Cities and towns of Kosovo

North Kosovo

Zveçan	Zubin Potok	Vushtrri	Viti
Suharekë	Skenderaj	Shtime	Shtërpcë
Rahovec	Prizren	Prishtinë	Podujevë
Pejë	Obiliq	Novobërdë	Mitrovicë
Malishevë	Lipjan	Leposaviq	Klinë
Kamenicë	Kaçanik	Istog	Gllogovc
Gjilan	Gjakovë	Fushë Kosovë	Ferizaj
Dragash	Deçan	Dragash	Prizren
Shterpce	Kacanik	Viti	Gjilan
Kamenice	Novoberde	Ferizaj	Suhareke
Shtime	Lipjan	Prishtine	Podujeve
Leposaviq	Zvecan	Mitrovice	Vushtrri
Obiliq	Fushe Kosove	Gllogovc	Skenderaj
Zubin Potok	Istog	Klina	Malisheve
Rahovec	Gjakove	Decan	Peje

Politics

International recognition

States which have officially recognized independent Kosovo (map changes requently) (also available as SVG: Image:CountriesRecognizingKosovo.svg)

An interpretation of international recognition (map changes frequently) (also available as PNG: Image:Kosovo_relations.png)

A different interpretation of international recognition (map changes frequently) (also available as PNG: Image:Kosovo_relations2.png)

Proposed Greater Albania

Proposed Greater Albania

Proposed Greater Albania

Ethnic groups in proposed Greater Albania

Serbian context of Kosovo

Kosovo within Serbia, see also Atlas of Serbia

Kosovo and Metohija within Serbia (in Serbian)

Serbian divisions in Kosovo and Metohija

Kosovo in a Serbia context

Ethnic map of Serbia

Federalized Serbia (proposed by the League of Social Democrats of Vojvodina in 1999)

New regions in Serbia (proposed by the Democratic Party of Serbia in 2002)

New administrative divisions (regions) of Serbia (proposed by the League For Šumadija in 2004)

Notes and references

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