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Priština or Prishtina (both: prē`shtĭnä), city (1991 pop. 155,449), S Serbia. It is the chief city and capital of Kosovo Kosovo Field, Serbo-Croatian Kosovo Polje [field of the black birds], the Turks under Sultan Murad I defeated Serbia and its Bosnian, Montenegrin, Bulgarian, and other allies in 1389. ..... Click the link for more information. and the heart of the Albanian Kosovar separatist movement. Priština, a commercial center with diverse industries, including woodworking, textiles, and food processing, suffered much damage during the 1999 Kosovo crisis. Lead and silver are mined nearby. Priština was a capital of the Serbian empire in the 14th cent. Pristina a city in S Serbia and Montenegro, the capital of Kosovo: under Turkish control until 1912; severely damaged in the Kosovo conflict of 1999; nearby is the 14th-century Gracanica monastery. Pop.: 261 000 (2005 est.) How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Partly state-owned Austrian was the first European airline operator to start services to Sarajevo and Pristina in the wake of the war in former Yugoslavia. Entering Pristina or Prizren, however, one is struck by the prevalence of anti-negotiations messages spraypainted on city walls. Prior to that assignment, he was Assistant Chief of Staff for Operations for the Kosovo Force (KFOR) in Pristina, Kosovo, and Chief of Staff of Fort Sill. |
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