Pristina
capital and the largest city of Kosovo
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Summary
Pristina is a city[1]. Pristina ranks in the top 3% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (17,750 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Prishtina Municipality[3]
- Country: Kosovo[4], Serbia[5]
- Head of government: Shpend Ahmeti[6]
- Instance of: big city[7]
- Shares border with: Lipjan[8]
- Flag: flag of Pristina[9]
- Twinned administrative body: Ankara[10], Bursa[11], Durrës[12], Tirana[13], Karachi[14], Des Moines[15], Vaduz[16], Luxembourg[17], Podgorica[18], Guadalajara[19]
- Coat of arms: Emblem of Prishtina[20]
- Postal code: 10000[21]
- Commons category: Pristina[22]
- Licence plate code: 01[23]
- Local dialing code: 38[24]
- Official website: https://prishtinaonline.com/[25], https://prishtinaonline.com/en/[26], https://prishtinaonline.com/sr/naslovna[27]
- Topic's main category: Category:Pristina[28]
- Commons gallery: Priština[29]
- Population: 207,477[30], 198,897[31], 227,466[32]
- Described by source: Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary[33], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[34]
- Capital of: Kosovo[35], Kosovo District[36], Republic of Kosova[37], Prishtina Municipality[38], Socialist Autonomous Province of Kosovo[39], Kosovo and Metohija[40], Prishtina District[41]
- Official name: Prishtinë[42], Приштина[43]
- Category for people born here: Category:Births in Pristina[44]
- Category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Pristina[45]
- Demonym: Pristinoise[46], Pristinois[47], برشتيني[48], برشتينية[49], pristinesi[50], Prištinec[51], Prištinka[52]
- Native label: Prishtinë[53], Приштина[54]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from Pristina[55]
- Owner of: Fadil Vokrri Stadium[56]
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Physical Characteristics
Pristina sits at an elevation of 652 m[57].
Cultural Significance
Things named for Pristina include Pristina International Airport Adem Jashari[58], an international airport[59], in Kosovo[60].
Why It Matters
Pristina has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[61] Pristina is known by 79 alternative names across languages and contexts.[62]
Entities named for Pristina include Pristina International Airport Adem Jashari[58], an international airport[59], in Kosovo[60].