Dukagjin Plain
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The Dukagjin Plain, also known as Metohija, is one of the two main basins in Kosovo, located in the western part of the country. It is separated from the Kosovo Plain by a range of hills running north-south through central Kosovo. This plain is drained by the southward-flowing Drini i Bardhë, or White Drin river. The soils in the Dukagjin Plain are highly fertile, supporting the cultivation of grains, fruits, and vegetables, making it a significant agricultural area within the Balkans. Kosovo itself is a landlocked country in the Balkans, bordered by Serbia, North Macedonia, Albania, and Montenegro. Its terrain is largely mountainous, with the interior featuring high plains and rolling hills.1
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SerbiaThe Golden Age…southward to Peć, in the Metohija Plain. In 1375 the archbishop of Peć was raised to the status of patriarch, in spite of the pronouncement of an anathema by Constantinople. During this time great churches and monasteries were endowed—particularly the Mileševo (c. 1235), Peć (1250), Morača (1252), Sopoćani (c. 1260),…
Read More…southward to Peć, in the Metohija Plain. In 1375 the archbishop of Peć was raised to the status of patriarch, in spite of the pronouncement of an anathema by Constantinople. During this time great churches and monasteries were endowed—particularly the Mileševo (c. 1235), Peć (1250), Morača (1252), Sopoćani (c. 1260),…
Read More- SerbiaThe disintegration of Ottoman rule
…the gradual conversion of Kosovo-Metohija into a predominantly Albanian region as Albanians filled the space left by the displaced Serbs.
Read More…the gradual conversion of Kosovo-Metohija into a predominantly Albanian region as Albanians filled the space left by the displaced Serbs.
Read More - SerbiaThe scramble for the Balkans
…of Novi Pazar, Kosovo, and Metohija—the heartland of medieval Raška and the home of the monuments to ecclesiastical Serbia’s Golden Age. The recovery of Kosovo, in particular, took on the appeal of national destiny.
Read More…of Novi Pazar, Kosovo, and Metohija—the heartland of medieval Raška and the home of the monuments to ecclesiastical Serbia’s Golden Age. The recovery of Kosovo, in particular, took on the appeal of national destiny.
Read More - SerbiaConflict in Kosovo
…the Autonomous Region of Kosovo-Metohija. (The latter also was made an autonomous province under the constitutional revision of 1963.) The creation of the autonomous provinces was intended to reflect their special circumstances as areas of ethnic complexity rather than any status as quasi-republics that might serve as “homelands” for…
Read More…the Autonomous Region of Kosovo-Metohija. (The latter also was made an autonomous province under the constitutional revision of 1963.) The creation of the autonomous provinces was intended to reflect their special circumstances as areas of ethnic complexity rather than any status as quasi-republics that might serve as “homelands” for…
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