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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 or Kosovo-Metohija , Albanian Kosova, Serbo-Croatian Kosovo i Metohija and Kosmet, province (2002 est. pop. 1,900,000), 4,126 sq mi (10,686 sq km), S Serbia. Priština is the chief city.
..... 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.) Priština a city in Yugoslavia, in the Socialist Republic of Serbia. Capital of the autonomous region of Kosovo. Population, 73,000 (1972). Priština is the trade and distribution center for the agricultural region of Kosovo Polje. Industries include cotton, food processing, and ceramics. There is a thermal power plant and a factory producing shock absorbers. Crafts produced include filigreed items of nonferrous metals and rugs. A university was founded in Priština in 1970. Lignite and lead and zinc ore are mined in the area. The Kosovo chemical power combine is also located nearby. Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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No references found | At next week's government session, the decision for the establishment of the Macedonian embassy in Pristina needs to be passed and soon the Macedonian delegation headed by Minister Milososki is to travel to Kosovo. The paper comments on its front page that the closed border is now opening many questions: whether the border demarcation was done in compliance with the Constitution, whether the parallel parliamentary sessions in Skopje and Pristina is evidence this was a result of big pressure from the international community, what is the border line now and whether time has come for the country to finally change its name. Fans set Macedonian flag on fire at soccer match between Kosovo soccer clubs Pristina and Vlaznimi on 27 September. |
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