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Abdullah Pashë Dreni
Abdullah Pashë Dreni (1820–1878) was a 19th-century Albanian tribal leader and military of the Ottoman Army.
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Adriatic Sea
The Adriatic Sea is a body of water separating the Italian Peninsula from the Balkan peninsula.
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Ahmet Koronica
Ahmet Koronica (also known as Ahmet Gjakova) was an Albanian military commander and regional leader of the League of Prizren.
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Airline
An airline is a company that provides air transport services for traveling passengers and freight.
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Albania
Albania (Shqipëri/Shqipëria; Shqipni/Shqipnia or Shqypni/Shqypnia), officially the Republic of Albania (Republika e Shqipërisë), is a country in Southeastern Europe.
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Albanian language
Albanian (shqip, or gjuha shqipe) is a language of the Indo-European family, in which it occupies an independent branch.
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Aleksandar Tijanić
Aleksandar Tijanić (Александар Тијанић; 13 December 1949 – 28 October 2013) was a Serbian journalist and director of the country's public broadcaster Radio Television of Serbia from 2004 to 2013.
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Ali Podrimja
Ali Podrimja (28 August 1942 – 21 July 2012) was an Albanian poet.
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Amir Abrashi
Amir Malush Abrashi (born 27 March 1990) is an Albanian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for German club SC Freiburg and the Albanian national team.
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Ardian Gashi
Ardian Gashi (born 20 June 1981) is a Kosovar footballer who plays as a midfielder for Norwegian club Ørn-Horten.
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Ardian Kozniku
Ardian Kozniku (born 27 October 1967) is a former Croatian footballer who played as a striker and was a recently coached FK Shkëndija.
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Ashkali and Balkan Egyptians
The Ashkali (also Aškalije, Haškalije, Hashkali) and Balkan Egyptians (Jevgs, Egjiptjant or Gjupci) are Albanian-speaking ethnic cultural minorities (recognized communities) which mainly inhabit Kosovo.
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Atifete Jahjaga
Atifete Jahjaga (born 20 April 1975) is a Kosovar politician and stateswoman who served as the third President of Kosovo.
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Avni Mula
Avni Mula (born 4 January 1928) is an Albanian singer, composer and musician. For his contribution, he has received some of the highest recognition medals from the Albanian government, the People's Artist of Albania decoration and the Honor of the Nation (Nderi i Kombit) decoration.
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Bajram Curri
Bajram Curri (1862 or 1866 – March 29, 1925) was an Albanian chieftain, politician and activist who struggled for the independence of Albania, later struggling for Kosovo's incorporation into it following the 1913 Treaty of London.
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Balkan Wars
The Balkan Wars (Balkan Savaşları, literally "the Balkan Wars" or Balkan Faciası, meaning "the Balkan Tragedy") consisted of two conflicts that took place in the Balkan Peninsula in 1912 and 1913.
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Balkans
The Balkans, or the Balkan Peninsula, is a geographic area in southeastern Europe with various and disputed definitions.
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Bardhyl Çaushi
Bardhyl Çaushi (Bardhyl Çaushi, translit) (1936–1999) was a Kosovo Albanian human rights lawyer and activist.
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Battle of Kosovo
The Battle of Kosovo took place on 15 June 1389 between an army led by the Serbian Prince Lazar Hrebeljanović and an invading army of the Ottoman Empire under the command of Sultan Murad Hüdavendigâr.
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Bazaar
A bazaar is a permanently enclosed marketplace or street where goods and services are exchanged or sold.
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Bekim Fehmiu
Bekim Fehmiu (Беким Фехмију; 1 June 1936 – 15 June 2010) was a Yugoslavian theater and film actor of Albanian ethnicity.
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Belgrade
Belgrade (Beograd / Београд, meaning "White city",; names in other languages) is the capital and largest city of Serbia.
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Benet Kaci
Benet Kaci (born 4 August 1978) is a Kosovan media personality, journalist, and occasional singer known for hosting talk shows since 2000.
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Besim Dina
Besim Dina (born 6 July 1971) is an Albanian comedian, actor, writer, producer and television host.
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Besnik Hasi
Besnik Hasi (born 29 December 1971) is an Albanian Kosovan football manager.
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Blerim Mula
Blerim Mula (born 21 October 1958) is a football manager and former defender who played for clubs in the former Yugoslavia and Turkey.
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Božidar Delić
Božidar Delić (born 20 February 1956) is a retired general of the Army of Yugoslavia and the former deputy speaker of the Serbian parliament.
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Burim Kukeli
Burim Nue Kukeli (born 16 January 1984) is an Albanian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Swiss club Sion and the Albania national team.
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Byzantine Empire
The Byzantine Empire, also referred to as the Eastern Roman Empire and Byzantium, was the continuation of the Roman Empire in its eastern provinces during Late Antiquity and the Middle Ages, when its capital city was Constantinople (modern-day Istanbul, which had been founded as Byzantium).
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Cargo airline
Cargo airlines (or airfreight carriers, and derivatives of these names) are airlines mainly dedicated to the transport of cargo by air.
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Catholic Church
The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with more than 1.299 billion members worldwide.
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Catholic Church in Kosovo
The Catholic Church has a population in Kosovo of approximately 65,000 in a region of roughly 2 million people.
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Central European Summer Time
Central European Summer Time (CEST), sometime referred also as Central European Daylight Time (CEDT), is the standard clock time observed during the period of summer daylight-saving in those European countries which observe Central European Time (UTC+1) during the other part of the year.
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Central European Time
Central European Time (CET), used in most parts of Europe and a few North African countries, is a standard time which is 1 hour ahead of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC).
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Christianization
Christianization (or Christianisation) is the conversion of individuals to Christianity or the conversion of entire groups at once.
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Cooperative Development Foundation
The Cooperative Development Foundation (CDF) is a 501(c)(3) charitable organization engaged in cooperative development in the United States.
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Craft
A craft or trade is a pastime or a profession that requires particular skills and knowledge of skilled work.
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Culture
Culture is the social behavior and norms found in human societies.
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Dardani
The Dardani (Δαρδάνιοι, Δάρδανοι; Dardani), or Dardanians (Δαρδανίωνες) were a tribe which occupied the region that took its name from them of Dardania, at the Thraco-Illyrian contact zone; their identification as either an Illyrian or Thracian tribe is uncertain.
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Defter
A defter (plural: defterler) was a type of tax register and land cadastre in the Ottoman Empire.
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Diminutive
A diminutive is a word that has been modified to convey a slighter degree of its root meaning, to convey the smallness of the object or quality named, or to convey a sense of intimacy or endearment.
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Dimitar Obshti
Dimitar Obshti (Димитър Общи) was a 19th-century Bulgarian revolutionary, who fought for the liberation of Bulgaria, Serbia and Crete from the Ottoman Empire, as well as for the Risorgimento of Italy.
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Din Mehmeti
Din Mehmeti (1932 – 12 November 2010) was an Albanian poet from Kosovo.
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District of Gjakova
The District of Gjakova or the District of Đakovica (Rajoni i Gjakovës; Ђаковички округ or Đakovički okrug) is one of the seven districts of Kosovo, with seat in the city of Gjakova.
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Districts of Kosovo
A District (Qark, or Rajon, Дистрикт / Distrikt or Округ / Okrug, or Регион / Region) is the highest level of administrative divisions of Kosovo.
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Emin Duraku
Emin Duraku (Емин Дураку, 1918 – 23 December 1942) was a Yugoslavian partisan active during World War II, and a national hero.
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Erenik
The Erenik (Erenik; Serbian Cyrillic: Ереник, also called Ribnik) is a river in Kosovo.
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Eros Grezda
Eros Genc Grezda (born 15 April 1995) is an Albanian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Croatian club Osijek and the Albania national team.
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Esat Valla
Esat Valla (born 22 April 1944) is a Kosovar Albanian painter noted for his figurative paintings of small animals or insects such as butterflies and birds.
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Evliya Çelebi
Mehmed Zilli (25 March 1611 – 1682), known as Evliya Çelebi (اوليا چلبى), was an Ottoman explorer who travelled through the territory of the Ottoman Empire and neighboring lands over a period of forty years, recording his commentary in a travelogue called the Seyahatname ("Book of Travel").
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Fadil Hoxha
Fadil Hoxha (Serbian: Фадиљ Хоџа, Fadilj Hodža) (15 March 1916 – 22 April 2001) was an ethnic Albanian Yugoslavian politician from Kosovo.
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Fadil Nimani
Fadil Nimani (7 April 1967 – 26 May 2001) was a Kosovar Albanian insurgent commander of the Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA) during the Kosovo War (1998–99), and of the National Liberation Army (NLA) during the Macedonian Conflict (2001), in which the Albanian population sought independence of Albanian-inhabited areas in FR Yugoslavia and Republic of Macedonia, respectively.
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Fanol Përdedaj
Fanol Përdedaj (born 16 July 1991) is a Kosovo Albanian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for German club 1. FC Saarbrücken and the Kosovo national team.
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First Balkan War
The First Balkan War (Балканска война; Αʹ Βαλκανικός πόλεμος; Први балкански рат, Prvi Balkanski rat; Birinci Balkan Savaşı), lasted from October 1912 to May 1913 and comprised actions of the Balkan League (the kingdoms of Bulgaria, Serbia, Greece and Montenegro) against the Ottoman Empire.
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Flaka Krelani
Flaka Krelani (born 28 June 1987) is an Albanian Kosovar singer.
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Football Superleague of Kosovo
The Football Superleague of Kosovo (Superliga e Futbollit të Kosovës), also known as the Vala Superleague of Kosovo for sponsorship reasons with Vala, is the top professional association football division of the Kosovar football league system.
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Fort Dodge, Iowa
Fort Dodge is a city in and the county seat of Webster County, Iowa, United States, along the Des Moines River.
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France
France, officially the French Republic (République française), is a sovereign state whose territory consists of metropolitan France in Western Europe, as well as several overseas regions and territories.
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Gallows
A gallows (or scaffold) is a frame, typically wooden, used for execution by hanging.
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Gezim Ljalja
Gezim Ljalja (Гезим Љаља, Gëzim Lala; born July 25, 1956) is a Kosovar Albanian retired professional footballer of who spent his entire career at FK Zemun and became one of the greatest and most notable players of the club.
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Gjakova Airport
Gjakova Airport AMIKO (Aeroporti i Gjakovës, Аеродром Ђаковица/Aerodrom Đakovica) is an airport in village Lugbunar, near Gjakova in western Kosovo.
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Gjakova City Stadium
The City Stadium (Stadiumi i Qytetit, Градски стадион, Gradski stadion) is a multi-use stadium in Gjakova, in western Kosovo.
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Gjon Nikollë Kazazi
Gjon Nikollë Kazazi (in Latin: Giovanni Battista Nicolovich Casasi) was an Albanian Catholic cleric, who served as Archbishop of the Diocese of Skopje, known for discovering Meshari of Gjon Buzuku.
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Gorani people
The Gorani (Горани) or Goranci (Serbian Cyrillic: Горанци) are a Slavic Muslim ethnic group inhabiting the Gora region - the triangle between Kosovo, Albania, and the Republic of Macedonia.
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Hadum Mosque
The Hadum Mosque in Gjakova, Kosovo was built in the last decade of the 16th century (1594/95) by the architect Mimar Sinan.
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International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia
The International Tribunal for the Prosecution of Persons Responsible for Serious Violations of International Humanitarian Law Committed in the Territory of the Former Yugoslavia since 1991, more commonly referred to as the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY), was a body of the United Nations established to prosecute serious crimes committed during the Yugoslav Wars, and to try their perpetrators.
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Islam in Kosovo
Islam in Kosovo has a long-standing tradition dating back to the Ottoman conquest of the Balkans, including Kosovo.
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Islamization
Islamization (also spelled Islamisation, see spelling differences; أسلمة), Islamicization or Islamification is the process of a society's shift towards Islam, such as found in Sudan, Pakistan, Iran, Malaysia, or Algeria.
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Istanbul
Istanbul (or or; İstanbul), historically known as Constantinople and Byzantium, is the most populous city in Turkey and the country's economic, cultural, and historic center.
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Jakov
Jakov (Јаков) is a Croatian and Serbian masculine given name, a variant of the biblical names Jacob and James.
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Jamestown, New York
Jamestown is a city in southern Chautauqua County, New York, United States.
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Kaaba
The Kaaba (ٱلْـكَـعْـبَـة, "The Cube"), also referred as al-Kaʿbah al-Musharrafah (ٱلْـكَـعْـبَـة الْـمُـشَـرًّفَـة, the Holy Ka'bah), is a building at the center of Islam's most important mosque, that is Al-Masjid Al-Ḥarām (ٱلْـمَـسْـجِـد الْـحَـرَام, The Sacred Mosque), in the Hejazi city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia.
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Kâtip Çelebi
Kâtip Çelebi (كاتب چلبى, Kātib Çelebi "Gentleman Scribe"), the pen name of Mustafa bin Abdullah (1609–1657), also later known as Haji Khalifa (Hacı Halife) or Kalfa, was an Ottoman scholar.
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KF Vëllaznimi
FC Vëllaznimi (Klubi i Futbollit Vëllaznimi) is a football club based in Gjakova, in western Kosovo.
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Kosovo
Kosovo (Kosova or Kosovë; Косово) is a partially recognised state and disputed territory in Southeastern Europe that declared independence from Serbia in February 2008 as the Republic of Kosovo (Republika e Kosovës; Република Косово / Republika Kosovo).
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Kosovo Albanians
Albanians are the largest ethnic group in Kosovo, commonly called Kosovar Albanians, Kosovan Albanians or Kosovo Albanians and simply Kosovars.
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Kosovo Liberation Army
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Kosovo War
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List of cities in Kosovo
This is the list of total 37 cities and towns in Kosovo, listed by population according to the data of 2011 census.
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Liza Vorfi
Liza Vorfi (29 November 192429 January 2011) was an Albanian stage actress and singer.
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Lodève
Lodève (Lodeva) is a commune in the Hérault département in the Occitanie region in southern France.
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Lorik Cana
Lorik Agim Cana (born 27 July 1983) is an Albanian former professional footballer.
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Low-cost carrier
A low-cost carrier or low-cost airline (also known as ''no-frills'', ''discount'' or budget carrier or airline, or LCC) is an airline without most of the traditional services provided in the fare, resulting in lower fares and fewer comforts.
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Mahmut Bakalli
Mahmut Bakalli (19 January 1936 – 14 April 2006) was a Kosovar Albanian politician.
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Malesia
Malesia is a biogeographical region straddling the Equator and the boundaries of the Indomalaya ecozone and Australasia ecozone, and also a phytogeographical floristic region in the Paleotropical Kingdom.
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Masar Caka
Masar Caka (1946 - 2000) was an Albanian painter.
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Mausoleum
A mausoleum is an external free-standing building constructed as a monument enclosing the interment space or burial chamber of a deceased person or people.
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Metohija
Metohija (Метохија) or Dukagjini (Rrafshi i Dukagjinit)) is a large basin and the name of the region covering the southwestern part of Kosovo. The region covers 35% (3,891 km2) of Kosovo's total area. According to the 2011 census, the population of the region is 700,577.
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Mimar Sinan
Koca Mi'mâr Sinân Âğâ (معمار سينان, "Sinan Agha the Grand Architect"; Modern Turkish: Mimar Sinan,, "Sinan the Architect") (1488/1490 – July 17, 1588) was the chief Ottoman architect (mimar) and civil engineer for Sultans Suleiman the Magnificent, Selim II, and Murad III.
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Mimoza Kusari-Lila
Mimoza Kusari-Lila (born 16 October 1975) is an Albanian Kosovar politician for The Alternative.
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Miodrag Vlahović (politician)
Miodrag Vlahović (Миодраг Влаховић) (born 15 November 1961) is a Montenegrin politician and diplomat.
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Mirlinda Kusari Purrini
Mirlinda Kusari Purrini (born December 9, 1967) is the founder and executive director of SHE-ERA in Kosovo, a post she has held since September, 1999.
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Mladen Dodić
Mladen Dodić (Serbian Cyrillic: Младен Додић; born 17 October 1969) is a Serbian football manager and former player.
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Municipalities of Kosovo
A municipality (komunë, општина / opština) is the basic administrative division in Kosovo.
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Muslim Mulliqi
Muslim Mulliqi (1934 – 13 January 1998) was an impressionist and expressionist painter of Kosovo.
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Naim Kryeziu
Naim Kryeziu (Naim Kryeziu, Serbian: Најим Кријезију, Najim Krijeziju) (4 January 1918 – 20 March 2010) was an Albanian football player famous in Italy in the 1940s and 1950s.
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NATO
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO; Organisation du Traité de l'Atlantique Nord; OTAN), also called the North Atlantic Alliance, is an intergovernmental military alliance between 29 North American and European countries.
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NATO bombing of Albanian refugees near Gjakova
The Bombing of Albanian refugees near Gjakova occurred on 14 April 1999 during the NATO bombing of Yugoslavia, when NATO planes accidentally bombed refugees on a twelve-mile stretch of road between the towns of Gjakova and Deçan in western Kosovo.
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Old Bazaar, Gjakova
The Old Bazaar (Pazari i vjetër; Стари базар / Stari bazar) in Gjakova/Đakovica is the oldest bazaar in Metohija (also known as Çarshia e Madhe (Grand Bazaar) or Dakovica. Mëhalla e Hadumit, the historical neighborhood where it is located also houses the city's oldest mosque, the Hadum Mosque (''Xhamia e Hadumit), which dates from the 15th century. The Grand Bazaar (from the Çarşı meaning marketplace Çarshia e Vjetër) was the heart of the economy in Gjakova, a city of trade and merchandise which served the villages around the municipality of Gjakova, the Junik zone and Gjakova’s highlands (Malësia e Gjakovës) on the border between Kosovo and Albania. The Old Bazaar was burnt and destroyed and then it was reconstructed after suffering damage during the 1999 war (the last war in Kosovo). Around the mosque lie the graves with sculpted decorations, with inscriptions engraved in the old Ottoman language. In the past, it was used to bury members of the popular families in Gjakova. Within the mosque’s complex were the hamam (Turkish bath) which was destroyed in 2008, the building of the old library, from 1671 (burnt by Serbian forces during the war of 1999 and totally ruined in 2000) and also meytepi from 1777. The bazaar is linked to the city centre, just five minutes away via the IslamBegu Bridge. The bazaar covers an area of about and the length of its main road is 1 km, with about 500 shops situated along it. It is, however, still home to an active mosque, several türbes, and a clocktower.
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Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) is the world's largest security-oriented intergovernmental organization.
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Orthodoxy
Orthodoxy (from Greek ὀρθοδοξία orthodoxía "right opinion") is adherence to correct or accepted creeds, especially in religion.
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Ottoman Empire
The Ottoman Empire (دولت عليه عثمانیه,, literally The Exalted Ottoman State; Modern Turkish: Osmanlı İmparatorluğu or Osmanlı Devleti), also historically known in Western Europe as the Turkish Empire"The Ottoman Empire-also known in Europe as the Turkish Empire" or simply Turkey, was a state that controlled much of Southeast Europe, Western Asia and North Africa between the 14th and early 20th centuries.
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Ottoman Kosovo
Kosovo was part of the Ottoman Empire from 1455 to 1912, at first as part of the eyalet of Rumelia, and from 1864 as a separate Kosovo Vilayet.
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Peć
Peć (Пећ) or Peja (Pejë), is a city and municipality located in the Peć District of Kosovo.
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Podgorica
Podgorica (Montenegrin Cyrillic: Подгорица,, lit. " below Gorica ") is the capital and largest city of Montenegro.
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Pristina
Pristina (Prishtina or Prishtinë) or Priština (Приштина), is the capital and largest city of Kosovo.
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Pristina International Airport
Pristina International Airport "Adem Jashari" (Aeroporti Ndërkombëtar i Prishtinës "Adem Jashari"; is an international airport located south-west of Pristina, Kosovo.
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Prizren
Prizren (Prizreni; Призрен) is a city and municipality located in the Prizren District of Kosovo.
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Prokletije
Prokletije (Проклетије,; Bjeshkët e Nemuna; both translated as "cursed mountains"), also known as the Albanian Alps (Alpet Shqiptare) and the Accursed Mountains, is a mountain range on the western Balkan peninsula, extending from northern Albania to Kosovo and eastern Montenegro.
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Rauf Dhomi
Rauf Dhomi (Albanian: Rauf Domi) (born 4 December 1945) is a Kosovan classical music composer and conductor and a teacher at the University of Pristina.
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Religion
Religion may be defined as a cultural system of designated behaviors and practices, world views, texts, sanctified places, prophecies, ethics, or organizations, that relates humanity to supernatural, transcendental, or spiritual elements.
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Riza Bey Gjakova
Riza Kryeziu (?-1917), known as Riza Bey Gjakova (Riza bej Gjakova, Yakovalı Rıza Bey), was an Albanian nationalist figure and guerrilla fighter, an influential bey in the Gjakova region, then part of the Vilayet of Kosovo, Ottoman Empire, and one of the activists of Albanian national movements of early 20th century.
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Roman Empire
The Roman Empire (Imperium Rōmānum,; Koine and Medieval Greek: Βασιλεία τῶν Ῥωμαίων, tr.) was the post-Roman Republic period of the ancient Roman civilization, characterized by government headed by emperors and large territorial holdings around the Mediterranean Sea in Europe, Africa and Asia.
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Romani people in Kosovo
Romani people in Kosovo living usually in "Mahalas" (segregated settlement) are part of the biggest minority in Europe.
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Sacred
Sacred means revered due to sanctity and is generally the state of being perceived by religious individuals as associated with divinity and considered worthy of spiritual respect or devotion; or inspiring awe or reverence among believers.
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Shkodër
Shkodër or Shkodra, historically known as Scutari (in Italian, English and most Western European landuages) or Scodra, is a city in the Republic of Albania.
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Sister city
Twin towns or sister cities are a form of legal or social agreement between towns, cities, counties, oblasts, prefectures, provinces, regions, states, and even countries in geographically and politically distinct areas to promote cultural and commercial ties.
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Skopje
Skopje (Скопје) is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Macedonia.
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Slobodan Milošević
Slobodan Milošević (Слободан Милошевић; 20 August 1941 – 11 March 2006) was a Yugoslav and Serbian politician and the President of Serbia (originally the Socialist Republic of Serbia, a constituent republic within the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia) from 1989 to 1997 and President of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia from 1997 to 2000.
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Suffix
In linguistics, a suffix (sometimes termed postfix) is an affix which is placed after the stem of a word.
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Tariqa
A tariqa (or tariqah; طريقة) is a school or order of Sufism, or specifically a concept for the mystical teaching and spiritual practices of such an order with the aim of seeking Haqiqa, which translates as "ultimate truth".
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Türbe
Türbe is the Turkish word for "tomb", and for the characteristic mausoleums, often relatively small, of Ottoman royalty and notables.
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Teki Dervishi
Teki Dervishi (born 1943) is an ethnic-Albanian poet, novelist and playwright.
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The New York Times
The New York Times (sometimes abbreviated as The NYT or The Times) is an American newspaper based in New York City with worldwide influence and readership.
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Tirana
Tirana (—; Tiranë; Tirona) is the capital and most populous city of Albania.
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Turkish bath
A Turkish bath (hamam, translit) is a type of public bathing associated with the culture of the Ottoman Empire and more widely the Islamic world.
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United Nations
The United Nations (UN) is an intergovernmental organization tasked to promote international cooperation and to create and maintain international order.
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United States
The United States of America (USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S.) or America, is a federal republic composed of 50 states, a federal district, five major self-governing territories, and various possessions.
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United States Agency for International Development
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) is an independent agency of the United States federal government that is primarily responsible for administering civilian foreign aid and development assistance.
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Valonis Kadrijaj
Valonis Kadrijaj (born 23 March 1992) is a German professional footballer who plays as a striker.
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Vehicle registration plates of Kosovo
Vehicle registration plates of Kosovo are issued by the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Kosovo.
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Vladimir Durković
Vladimir Durković (Serbian Cyrillic: Владимир Дурковић; 6 November 1937 – 22 June 1972) was a Serbian football defender who was successful for both club and country.
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Vuk Branković
Vuk Branković (Вук Бранковић,, 1345 – October 6, 1397) was a Serbian medieval nobleman who, during the Fall of the Serbian Empire, inherited a province that extended over present-day southern and southwestern Serbia, the northern part of present day Macedonia, and northern Montenegro.
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White Drin
The White Drin (Drini i Bardhë, Beli Drim, Бели Дрим) is a river in Kosovo and northern Albania, a ca.
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World War II
World War II (often abbreviated to WWII or WW2), also known as the Second World War, was a global war that lasted from 1939 to 1945, although conflicts reflecting the ideological clash between what would become the Allied and Axis blocs began earlier.
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References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gjakova
