kosovo

     

Kosovo (Albanian: Kosova; Serbian: Косово и Метохија; Kosovo i Metohija) is currently a isputed territory in the Balkans. The territory was a part of the lands of the Dardani tribes, then of the Roman, Byzantine, Bulgarian, Serbian, Ottoman empires. Later it was part of the Kingdom of Serbia, Italian Empire and of Yugoslavia. Following the 1999 NATO bombing of Yugoslavia the territory came under the interim administration of the United Nations (UNMIK).

Trivia about kosovo

  • On Feb. 18, 2008 the U.S. recognized this new Balkan state
  • Ethnic Albanians make up about 90% of this Serbian province & have campaigned for its independence
  • This province's capital of Pristina wasn't so pristine; it was bombed by NATO
  • In June 1999 European Union officials said it would take over $3 billion to rebuild this region
  • Fighting broke out in 1998 in this Serbian-ruled province that's 90% ethnic Albanian
  • This newish nation that's 90% ethnic Albanian is on Albania's northeast border
  • In 1946 Vojvodina & this province were made autonomous within Serbia in Yugoslavia
  • In 2008 the Times covered clashes following this Serbian territory's declaration of independence
  • Pristina is the capital of this self-declared independent country of the Balkans
  • In 1946 Vojvodina & this province were made autonomous within Serbia in Yugoslavia

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