Kosova, është shtet në jugperëndim të Ballkanit dhe kufizohet në veri me Serbinë, në jug me Maqedoninë dhe në përendim me Republikën e Shqipërisë dhe Malin e Zi. Kosova ishte një krahinë e Republikës së Serbisë me okupim (1946-1968), pastaj një krahinë autonome e Republikës Socialiste Federale të Jugosllavisë (1968-1989), krahinë e okupuar e Republikës së Serbisë (1989-1999), më vonë është vënë nën administrim të Kombeve të Bashkuara, gjegjësisht nën Misionin e Kombeve të Bashkuara në Kosovë (UNMIK) prej qershorit 1999, ndërsa tani që nga 17 Shkurti 2008 është shtet i pavarur i njohur ndërkombëtarisht nga demokracitë më të mëdha botërore.
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Косово и Метохија - Аутономна Покрајина Косово и Метохија / Autonomna Pokrajina Kosovo i Mehohija
Косово и Метохија (скраћено: Космет или КиМ) је аутономна покрајина у саставу Републике Србије[1]. Покрајина се налази у јужном делу земље и граничи се са Албанијом, Републиком Македонијом, Црном Гором и централном Србијом. На Косову и Метохији живи нешто више од 2 милиона становника, већину чине Албанци, као и мање Српско становништво. Службени језици су српски, албански и енглески језик, а главни град покрајине је Приштина.
Kosovo is a region in southern ► Europe. Part of the medieval Serbia, it was then conquered by the Ottoman Empire, later incorporated into ► Serbia after the First Balkan War and before the constitution of Yugoslavia, later still it became the Autonomous Province of Kosovo and Metohija within Serbia. Following the Kosovo War, the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (FRY) relinquished governance of this territory, whose governance was taken over by the United Nations, Kosovo remained legally the sovereign territory of the FRY after the transfer of authority. The partially recognised Republic of Kosovo, a self-declared independent state, has de facto control over most of the territory, while North Kosovo, the largest Kosovo Serb enclave, is under the control of institutions of the Republic of Serbia. Serbia does not recognise the unilateral secession of Kosovo, and considers it a UN-governed entity within its sovereign territory.
Short name
Kosovo
Official name
Kosovo
Status
Republic of Kosovo, not UN member, recognized by 108 UN members.
Map of the self-proclaimed Republic of Kosovo, as recognized by some countries
Map of the Autonomous Province of Kosovo and Metohija in Serbia, as recognized by other countries
Blank map of Kosovo
Blank map of Kosovo
Blank map of Kosovo
Blank map of Kosovo
Flag map of Kosovo
Flag map of Kosovo
Flag map of Kosovo
Geographical regions of Kosovo
History maps
This section holds a short summary of the history of the area of present-day Kosovo, illustrated with maps, including historical maps of former countries and empires that included present-day Kosovo.
Ethnic territory of the Illyrians and Illyrian tribes (8th-3rd century BC)
Illyrian lands in the Balkans
Illyrian lands in the Balkans
Illyrian lands in the Balkans
Illyrians, Illyria Barbara, Illyria Graeca, Illyrians Proper and Environs
Approximate extent of the Illyrian territories prior to Roman conquest
Dardanians in the Balkans
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Dardanians in the Balkans
Map of Dionysius of Syracuse's military attempts to place Alcetas in the throne of the Molossians (385 BC) - army of Illyrian / Dardanian king Bardyllis also participated in this military intervention
Dardania inside the Roman province of Moesia Superior
Dardania in the Roman province of Moesia Superior from an old 1820 map
Dardania in the Roman province of Moesia Superior from an old 1830 map
Dardania in the Roman province of Moesia Superior from an old 1865 map
Territory of emperor Galerius during the Tetrarchy
Prefecture of Illyricum, 4th century
Prefecture of Illyricum, 4th century
Prefecture of Illyricum, 4th century
Roman province of Dardania, 4th century
Roman Empire divided 395, showing the dioceses and praetorian prefectures of Gaul, Italy, Illyricum and Oriens (east), roughly analogous to the four Tetrarch zones of influence after Diocletian's reforms.
The division of the Empire after the death of Theodosius I, ca.395 AD superimposed on modern borders.
Ethnic groups in Kosovo, 6th-8th century (according to the historical atlas for schools, published in Belgrade in 1970, representing a view of Yugoslav historians from that time)
Albanian vilayet, proposed by the League of Prizren in 1878
Albanian vilayet, proposed by the League of Prizren in 1878
Albanian vilayet, proposed by the League of Prizren in 1878
Vilayet of Kosovo 1881-1912
Vilayet of Kosovo in 1900
Vilayet of Kosovo in 1905
Vilayet of Kosovo in 1905
Serbian conquest in 1912
Kingdom of Serbia in 1913
Kingdom of Serbia in 1913
Kosovo in World War I
Kingdom of Serbia in 1918, inclusive Kosovo
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After World War I, Serbia became in 1918 part of the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes, renamed into Yugoslavia in 1929. This is a map of Yugoslavia in 1930
Kosovo in 1941
Kosovo in 1941
Kosovo in 1941
Kosovo in 1941
Kosovo in 1943
Kosovo in 1941
Kosovo in 1941-1942
Albania in 1941 (including most of Kosovo)
Albania in 1941 (including most of Kosovo)
Kosovo in Yugoslavia
Kosovo in Yugoslavia
Kosovo in Yugoslavia
Kosovo in Yugoslavia
Kosovo in Yugoslavia
Kosovo in Yugoslavia
An animated series of maps showing the breakup of the second Yugoslavia
Wartime 1991
Wartime 1992
Former Yugoslavia compared with the present borders
Federalized Serbia (proposed by the League of Social Democrats of Vojvodina in 1999)
New regions in Serbia (proposed by the Democratic Party of Serbia in 2002)
New administrative divisions (regions) of Serbia (proposed by the League For Šumadija in 2004)
Notes and references
General remarks:
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Historical maps are included in the continent, country and dependency entries.
The status of various entities is disputed. See the content for the entities concerned.
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