Capital of Kosovo

Pristina is the capital of Kosovo, which left Serbia and declared its unilateral independence on 17 February 2008.

*The National Library of Kosovo is a building designed by Croatian architect Andrija Mutnjaković.

*The world-famous singer Rita Ora was born in Pristina.

*The Imperial Mosque, also known as Sultan Mehmet Fatih Mosque, was built on the orders of Mehmed the Conqueror around 1461. The building, which was converted into a Catholic church during the Austro-Hungarian period, serves as a mosque today.

* Gračanica, a village located in the south of Pristina, is Kosovo’s only UNESCO World Heritage Site.

*The capital city is connected to other Balkan capitals such as Belgrade, Skopje, and Tirana by road and rail.

*The gastronomy of the city is similar to Turkish cuisine.

*Parts of the city were damaged in the 1990s NATO bombing.