Kosovo District (Serbian Cyrillic: Косовски округ, romanized: Kosovski okrug, pronounced [kôsovskiː ôkruːɡ]; Albanian: Distrikti i Kosovës) was a districtofKosovo and Metohija between 1990 and the end of the Kosovo War in 1999. From the Serbian point of view, the district continues to be part of the Republic of Serbia. It had a population of 672,292 and its capital was Pristina.
Kosovo District
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Location of Kosovo District in Serbia
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| Country |  Serbia |
| Capital | Pristina |
| ISO 3166 code | RS-25 |
| Municipalities | 9 and 1 city |
The district included the municipalities of:
In the center of Priština stands the Çarshi mosque (Tas mosque), built in 1389[1] after the Battle of Kosovo. In the immediate vicinity of Priština there is the site of a settlement from the Neolithic period, as well as of the Roman settlement of Vicianum. Also near Priština is the Gračanica monastery built during the 14th century,[2] the last endowment of the Serbian King Stefan Milutin, built in 1315. Its architecture and fresco painting make it one of the most significant medieval monuments in all Europe. Today it is an active monastery for women, and open to visitors.
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