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The mountainous areas of the Accursed Mountains in the west, Šar Mountains on the south and Kopaonik in the north experiences alpine climate, with high precipitation (900 to 1,300 mm (35 to 51 in) per year), short and fresh summers, and cold winters. [215] The average annual temperature of Kosovo is 9.5 °C (49.1 °F).
The Republic of Kosova received diplomatic recognition from Albania. [1] Serb authorities rejected the election results, and tried to capture and prosecute those who had voted. [ 6 ] In 1995, thousands of Serb refugees from Croatia were settled in Kosovo, which further worsened relations between the two communities.
Romani in Kosovo today live in constant fear of further ethnic unrest. Romani displaced in North Kosovo are today housed in lead-infested camps in North Mitrovica. [10] There is ongoing campaign for rehousing and proper health provisions for the families affected, and a fatality estimate ranges from 27 to 81.
Islam Dobra - historian and writer; Anton Berisha - scholar and folklorist; Anton Berishaj - academic, from Malsia, Montenegro living in Kosovo; Flora Brovina - poet, pediatrician and women's rights activist from Drenica, raised in Pristina [3]
Ibrahim Rugova (Albanian pronunciation: [ibɾahim ɾugova]; 2 December 1944 – 21 January 2006) was a Kosovo-Albanian politician, scholar, and writer, who served as the President of the partially recognised Republic of Kosova, serving from 1992 to 2000 and as President of Kosovo from 2002 until his death in 2006.
International governments are divided on the issue of recognition of the independence of Kosovo from Serbia, which was declared in 2008. [1] [2] The Government of Serbia does not diplomatically recognise Kosovo as a sovereign state, [3] although the two countries have enjoyed normalised economic relations since 2020 and have agreed not to try to interfere with the other's accession to the ...
On September 1, 1996, President of Serbia, Milošević and Kosovar leader, Rugova signed the Milošević-Rugova education agreement that would allow ethnic Albanian students and teachers to return to schools. [2] However, this agreement was never implemented and this led to protest held between October 1997 and January 1998. [2]
With a population density of 434 people per square kilometer, Pristina is the third most densely populated municipality of Kosovo. [68] The population of Pristina grew by 14.2% between 2011 and 2024, which shows the rapid rate of urbanization in both the city and Kosovo as a whole.