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Destruction of Albanian heritage
Destruction of Serbian heritage
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The history of Kosovo dates back to pre-historic times when the Starčevo culture, Vinča culture, Bubanj-Hum culture, and Baden culture were active in the region. Since then, many archaeological sites have been discovered due to the abundance of natural resources which gave way to the development of life.
In antiquity the area was part of the Kingdom of Dardania. It was annexed by the Roman Empire toward the end of the 1st century BC and incorporated into the province of Moesia. In the Middle Ages, the region became part of the Bulgarian Empire, the Byzantine Empire and the Serbian mediaeval states. In 1389 the Battle of Kosovo was fought between a coalition of Balkan states and the Ottoman Empire, resulting in a Serbian decline and eventual Ottoman conquest in 1459.
Kosovo's modern history can be traced to the Ottoman Sanjak of Prizren, of which parts were organised into Kosovo Vilayet in 1877. This was when Kosovo was used as the name of the entire territory for the first time. In 1913 the Kosovo Vilayet was incorporated into the Kingdom of Serbia, which in 1918 formed Yugoslavia. Kosovo gained autonomy in 1963 under Josip Broz Tito's direction. This autonomy was significantly extended by Yugoslavia's 1974 Constitution, but was lost in 1990. In 1999 UNMIK stepped in. On 17 February 2008, representatives of the people of Kosovo[1] unilaterally declared Kosovo's independence and subsequently adopted the Constitution of Republic of Kosovo, which came into effect on 15 June 2008.
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This article includes information on the demographic historyofKosovo. The Dardani (/ˈdɑːrdənaɪ/; Ancient Greek: Δαρδάνιοι, Δάρδανοι; Latin: Dardani)...
Kosovo Serbs are one of the ethnic groups ofKosovo and they form the largest ethnic minority community in Kosovo (5–6%). The precise number of Kosovo...
The Kosovo War (Albanian: Lufta e Kosovës, Serbian: Косовски рат, Kosovski rat), was an armed conflict in Kosovo that lasted from 28 February 1998 until...
containing events regarding the historyofKosovo. 5500–4500 BC: The Neolithic archaeological culture of Vinča occupied a large area of Central Balkans. 4th century...
The Battle ofKosovo took place on 15 June 1389 between an army led by the Serbian Prince Lazar Hrebeljanović and an invading army of the Ottoman Empire...
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The Kosovo Security Force (KSF) is the military ofKosovo. The KSF is tasked with defending the sovereignty and territorial integrity ofKosovo, military...
represents Kosovo in men's international football. The team is controlled by the Football Federation ofKosovo, the governing body for football in Kosovo, and...
historyof the Jews in Kosovo largely mirrors that of the historyof the Jews in Serbia, except during the Second World War, when Kosovo, as part of Kingdom...
Province ofKosovo and Metohija (Serbian: Косово и Метохиja, romanized: Kosovo i Metohija; Albanian: Kosova dhe Metohia), commonly known as Kosovo and abbreviated...
Autonomous Province ofKosovo, referred to as simply Kosovo, was one of the two autonomous provinces of the Socialist Republic of Serbia within Yugoslavia...
Kosovo, officially the Republic ofKosovo, is a country in Southeast Europe with partial diplomatic recognition. Kosovo lies landlocked in the centre...
ethnic Albanian mayors from office in four municipalities of Serbian-majority North Kosovo is boycotted by most Serbs, who demand that the mayors resign...
are divided on the issue of recognition of the independence ofKosovo from Serbia, which was declared in 2008. The Government of Serbia does not diplomatically...
The Kosovo Agency of Statistics monitors various demographic features of the population ofKosovo, such as population density, ethnicity, education level...
sides during the Kosovo War, which lasted from 28 February 1998 until 11 June 1999. According to Human Rights Watch, the vast majority of abuses were attributable...
The political status ofKosovo, also known as the Kosovo question, is the subject of a long-running political and territorial dispute between the Serbian...
Sport in Kosovo is a tradition and plays a prominent role. Popular sports in Kosovo include football, basketball, volleyball, handball, and rugby, whereas...
The Albanians ofKosovo (Albanian: Shqiptarët e Kosovës, pronounced [ʃcipˈtaɾət ɛ kɔˈsɔvəs]), also commonly called Kosovo Albanians, Kosovan Albanians...
and municipality located in the District of Pristina in Kosovo. According to the 2011 census, the town ofKosovo Polje has 12,919 inhabitants, while the...
middle part ofKosovo. It is mostly known for being the site of the Battle ofKosovo (1389) between the Balkan Alliance led by Lazar of Serbia and Ottoman...
largest city ofKosovo. It is the administrative center of the eponymous municipality and district. In antiquity, the area of Pristina was part of the Dardanian...
Islam in Kosovo has a long-standing tradition dating back to the Ottoman conquest of the Balkans. Before the Battle ofKosovo in 1389, the entire Balkan...
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