Podgorica (pōd`gōrētsä), city (1991 pop. 117,875), capital and largest city of Montenegro, SE Montenegro, at the confluence of the Ribnica and Morača rivers. A commercial center, it has industries producing aluminum, furniture, tobacco, and foodstuffs. An ancient town, it was the capital of Serbia in the 11th cent. and was known as Ribnica until the 13th cent. It was ruled by the Turks from the mid-15th cent. until 1878, when it was transferred to Montenegro. The old city was almost entirely destroyed in World War II. From 1946 to 1992 the city was called Titograd.

Podgorica

formerly (1946–92) Titograd

City (pop., 2003: 169,132), capital of Montenegro. As a feudal state capital in the early Middle Ages, it was known as Ribnica; it was called Podgorica from 1326. It fell to the Turks in 1474 but was restored to Montenegro in 1878. It was occupied in 1916 by Austria, in 1941 by Italy, and in 1943 by Germany. In 1946 it became Titograd in honour of Marshal Tito, but its former name was restored in 1992 after the collapse of communist rule. It is the site of a university (founded 1974).

Podgorica, Podgoritsa

a city in Serbia and Montenegro, the capital of Montenegro: under Turkish rule (1474--1878). Pop.: 230 000 (2005 est.)

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No references found	PODGORICA, Jul 27, 2009 (TUR) -- Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu called on his Montenegrin interlocutors not to get tangled up in the past and gave the message that unity was key to progress in the Balkans during his meetings in Podgorica, the capital of Montenegro. (DIP) TURKISH FOREIGN MINISTER DAVUTOGLU SAYS UNITY IN BALKANS IS KEY ... by Anadolu (Eskisehir, Turkey) Plans to switch the game to the capital of Montenegro, Podgorica, or to Cardiff have been opposed by the Football Association of Wales. Cancelled match could prove costly for fans by Daily Post (Liverpool, England) PODGORICA, Jul 26, 2009 (TUR) -- Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu called on his Montenegrin interlocutors not to get tangled up in the past and gave the message that unity was key to progress in the Balkans during his meetings in Podgorica, the capital of Montenegro. (DIP) TURKISH FOREIGN MINISTER DAVUTOGLU SAYS UNITY IN BALKANS IS KEY ... by Anadolu (Eskisehir, Turkey)	capillary migration capillary number Capillary Phenomena capillary pressure capillary pyrites capillary ripple capillary rise capillary space capillary tube capillary viscometer capillary water capillary wave capillary zone electrophoresis capillitium Capital capital amount factor capital budgeting Capital Charge capital cost capital expenditure capital gains tax Capital Investments Capital Letter capital levy capital messuage Capital of Montenegro Capital Productivity Capital Punishment Capital Script capital ship Capital Springs Centennial State Recreation Area capital stock Capital, Export of Capital-Labor Ratio Capital-Output Ratio Capitalism Capitalism, Law of the Uneven Economic and Political Development of Capitalist Cycle Capitalist Monopolies Capitalization Capitana Capitano del Popolo capitate capitation capitellate Capitellidae capitellum Capito, Wolfgang Fabricius Capitol Capitol Reef National Park Capitol, United States	capital of Latvia capital of Lebanon capital of Lebanon capital of Lesotho capital of Liberia capital of Liberia capital of Libya capital of Liechtenstein capital of Lithuania capital of Louisiana capital of Luxembourg capital of Madagascar capital of Maine capital of Malawi capital of Malaysia capital of Malta capital of Maryland capital of Massachusetts capital of Mexico capital of Mexico capital of Michigan capital of Minnesota capital of Mississippi capital of Missouri capital of Moldova capital of Mongolia capital of Montana Capital of Montenegro capital of Morocco capital of Morocco capital of Mozambique capital of Nebraska capital of Nepal capital of Nevada capital of New Hampshire capital of New Jersey capital of New Mexico Capital of New South Wales Capital of New South Wales capital of New York capital of New Zealand capital of New Zealand capital of Nicaragua capital of Niger capital of Nigeria capital of North Carolina capital of North Dakota capital of North Korea capital of North Korea capital of Northern Ireland capital of Northern Ireland capital of Norway capital of Norway capital of Ohio capital of Oklahoma capital of Oman capital of Oregon capital of Pakistan

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PODGORICA, Jul 27, 2009 (TUR) -- Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu called on his Montenegrin interlocutors not to get tangled up in the past and gave the message that unity was key to progress in the Balkans during his meetings in Podgorica, the capital of Montenegro.

(DIP) TURKISH FOREIGN MINISTER DAVUTOGLU SAYS UNITY IN BALKANS IS KEY ... by Anadolu (Eskisehir, Turkey)

Plans to switch the game to the capital of Montenegro, Podgorica, or to Cardiff have been opposed by the Football Association of Wales.

Cancelled match could prove costly for fans by Daily Post (Liverpool, England)

PODGORICA, Jul 26, 2009 (TUR) -- Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu called on his Montenegrin interlocutors not to get tangled up in the past and gave the message that unity was key to progress in the Balkans during his meetings in Podgorica, the capital of Montenegro.

(DIP) TURKISH FOREIGN MINISTER DAVUTOGLU SAYS UNITY IN BALKANS IS KEY ... by Anadolu (Eskisehir, Turkey)