Coordinates: 42°35′N 21°00′E / 42.583°N 21.000°E /
42.583; 21.000Kosovo (/ˈkÉ'sÉ™voÊŠ,ˈkoÊŠ-/; Albanian: Kosova or
Kosovë, pronounced [kÉ"ˈsÉ"va] or [kÉ"ˈsÉ"vÉ™]; Serbian Cyrillic:
ÐšÐ¾Ñ Ð¾Ð²Ð¾, pronounced [kôsoÊ‹o]), officially the Republic of
Kosovo (Albanian: Republika e Kosovës; Serbian: Република
ÐšÐ¾Ñ Ð¾Ð²Ð¾ / Republika Kosovo), is partially-recognised state and
disputed territory in Southeastern Europe. On 17 February 2008, Kosovo
unilaterally declared its independence from Serbia. It has since
gained diplomatic recognition as a sovereign state by 98 UN member
states.Geographically defined in an area of 10,887 km2 (4,203 sq mi),
Kosovo is landlocked in the center of the Balkans and bordered by the
uncontested territory of Serbia to the north and east, North Macedonia
to the southeast, Albania to the southwest and Montenegro to the west.
It possesses remarkable varied and diverse landscapes for its size by
climate along with geology and hydrology. Most of central Kosovo is
dominated by the vast plains and fields of Metohija and Kosovo. The
rugged Prokletije and Å ar Mountains rise in the southwest and
southeast, respectively.Archaeological research has shown that the
earliest known settlements in the territory of present-day Kosovo were
linked to the Neolithic StarÄ evo culture and the material culture
groupins which succeeded it. The Bronze Age was marked by the arrival
of Indo-European tribes and the appearance of tumuli, a typical
feature of Indo-European material culture, in existing and new sites.
In classical antiquity, the central tribe which emerged in the
territory of Kosovo was that of the Dardani who formed an independent
polity known as the Kingdom of Dardania in the 4th century BCE.
Dardania was annexed by the Roman Empire by the 1st century BCE and
was later part of the provinces of Praevalitana and Dardania. Kosovo
remained part of the eastern Roman Empire for over a thousand years.
Byzantine administration was eroded by Slavic invasions beginning in
the 6th-7th century AD. In the centuries thereafter control of the
area alternated between the Byzantines and the First Bulgarian Empire.
By the 13th century, Kosovo became part of medieval Serbia. The Battle
of Kosovo of 1389 is considered to be one of the defining moments in
Serbian medieval history. The region was the core of the Serbian
medieval state, which has also been the seat of the Serbian Orthodox
Church from the 14th century, when its status was upgraded to a
patriarchate. The fall of the Serbian Empire in the late 14th century
saw a quick succession of regional rulers until the 15th century when
it became part of the Ottoman Empire until the early 20th century.
42.583; 21.000Kosovo (/ˈkÉ'sÉ™voÊŠ,ˈkoÊŠ-/; Albanian: Kosova or
Kosovë, pronounced [kÉ"ˈsÉ"va] or [kÉ"ˈsÉ"vÉ™]; Serbian Cyrillic:
ÐšÐ¾Ñ Ð¾Ð²Ð¾, pronounced [kôsoÊ‹o]), officially the Republic of
Kosovo (Albanian: Republika e Kosovës; Serbian: Република
ÐšÐ¾Ñ Ð¾Ð²Ð¾ / Republika Kosovo), is partially-recognised state and
disputed territory in Southeastern Europe. On 17 February 2008, Kosovo
unilaterally declared its independence from Serbia. It has since
gained diplomatic recognition as a sovereign state by 98 UN member
states.Geographically defined in an area of 10,887 km2 (4,203 sq mi),
Kosovo is landlocked in the center of the Balkans and bordered by the
uncontested territory of Serbia to the north and east, North Macedonia
to the southeast, Albania to the southwest and Montenegro to the west.
It possesses remarkable varied and diverse landscapes for its size by
climate along with geology and hydrology. Most of central Kosovo is
dominated by the vast plains and fields of Metohija and Kosovo. The
rugged Prokletije and Å ar Mountains rise in the southwest and
southeast, respectively.Archaeological research has shown that the
earliest known settlements in the territory of present-day Kosovo were
linked to the Neolithic StarÄ evo culture and the material culture
groupins which succeeded it. The Bronze Age was marked by the arrival
of Indo-European tribes and the appearance of tumuli, a typical
feature of Indo-European material culture, in existing and new sites.
In classical antiquity, the central tribe which emerged in the
territory of Kosovo was that of the Dardani who formed an independent
polity known as the Kingdom of Dardania in the 4th century BCE.
Dardania was annexed by the Roman Empire by the 1st century BCE and
was later part of the provinces of Praevalitana and Dardania. Kosovo
remained part of the eastern Roman Empire for over a thousand years.
Byzantine administration was eroded by Slavic invasions beginning in
the 6th-7th century AD. In the centuries thereafter control of the
area alternated between the Byzantines and the First Bulgarian Empire.
By the 13th century, Kosovo became part of medieval Serbia. The Battle
of Kosovo of 1389 is considered to be one of the defining moments in
Serbian medieval history. The region was the core of the Serbian
medieval state, which has also been the seat of the Serbian Orthodox
Church from the 14th century, when its status was upgraded to a
patriarchate. The fall of the Serbian Empire in the late 14th century
saw a quick succession of regional rulers until the 15th century when
it became part of the Ottoman Empire until the early 20th century.
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