Kosovo Pomoravlje
Anamorava
Binač Pomoravlje[1] | |
|---|---|
Valley | |
 The Binač Morava flows through Vitia | |
 Regions in Kosovo (in Albanian), "Anamorava" seen in the southeast | |
| Country | Kosovo |
| Area | |
| • Total | 650 km2 (250 sq mi) |
Anamorava (Albanian: Anamoravë) or Kosovo Pomoravlje (Serbian: Косовско Поморавље / Kosovsko Pomoravlje, "Pomoravlje of Kosovo"), is a valley in the Republic of Kosovo[a], in the southern part of the District of Gjilan surrounding the Morava e Binçës River. It stretches eastward to the Preševo Valley in southern Serbia. The mountains in this region, rising to an altitude of 1,000–1,200 metres (3,300–3,900 ft), border the Karadak region in north of Skopje.[2] Gjilan, Kamenica, Novobërdë and Viti are municipalities located in the region. The region gave its name to Kosovo-Pomoravlje District, which largely corresponds to its successor District of Gjilan in the Republic of Kosovo. It is known for recording the lowest temperature in Kosovo: −32.5 °C (−26.5 °F), on 25 January 1963.[3]
Name
The region is known as Kosovsko Pomoravlje (Косовско Поморавље, "Morava Valley of Kosovo") in Serbian and as Lugina e Anamoravës[citation needed] ("Valley of Binač Morava") in Albanian. Its name is derived from the Binačka Morava (Morava e Binçës) River, which flows through northern North Macedonia, eastern Kosovo and southern Serbia as part of the Great Morava river system.
Geography
Kosovo-Pomoravlje District was a district of Serbia until 1999. After the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo took control in 1999, it was transformed into the District of Gjilan. Anamorava is about 50 kilometres (31 mi) long and 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) wide. It is bordered by the Skopska Crna Gora mountains in the south and the Gollak in the north, and borders Kosovo field in the west. On the east, it borders the Morava Valley. The region's largest city us Gjilan.
The region can be divided into Lower Anamorava (Albanian: Anamorava e Poshtme) and Upper Anamorava (Albanian: Anamorava e Epërme), which is also part of the Karadak region.[4]
The region includes part of the valley and the Karadak region and Koznik mountains. Gjilan has six municipalities and 287 smaller settlements.[5] The spa in Klokot has several thermal springs valued for their medicinal qualities.[6]
Climate
At an altitude of 210 metres (690 ft) above sea level, the region has a Mediterranean sub-continental (Koppen classification: humid subtropical) climate with light winds (usually from the southeast). Rainfall is light, and winter often brings rain and wet snow from the north; southern and southwestern winds tend to bring warm, dry weather. The region's average annual temperature is 12.2 °C (54.0 °F). January's average is 1.2 °C (34.2 °F), and July's is 22.6 °C (72.7 °F).[7][8][better source needed]
Hydrography
Tributaries of the Morava river system include the Karadak and Llapushnica rivers. The Preševo Valley is a corridor between the Morava and Vardar valleys, and the Morava valley's wetlands are home to many species of birds.
Infrastructure
Transportation
Rail traffic passes through the valley near the tributaries.[9][citation needed]
Notes
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References
- ^ "Binacko Pomoravlje" [Binač Pomoravlje]. bioreference.net.
Binačko Pomoravlje (Биначко Поморавље) is a large basin around the river of Binačka Morava;, most of which is located in the southeast of the Serbian province of Kosovo and Metohija, southeastern from Kosovo.
- ^ Robert Elsie (15 November 2010). Historical Dictionary of Kosovo. Scarecrow Press. pp. 29–. ISBN 978-0-8108-7483-1.
- ^ Weather in Gnjilane - AccuWeather Forecast for Gjilan Kosovo
- ^ "Nexhat Cocaj". Google Docs. Retrieved 2022-09-27.
- ^ Академик Божидар Видоески, Говорот на Скопска Црногорија: МЈ, 1954, V, 1, стр.1-30; 2, стр. 109-196: 2 к
- ^ "Komunat në rajonin e Gjilanit".
- ^ Weather in Gnjilane - Ravine of Lapushnica (Gjilan)- AccuWeather Forecast for Gjilan Kosovo
- ^ Riza Çavolli: Geography Regional in Kosovo:,publisher ETMMK, Prishtina, 1997.
- ^ -Transporti nė Kosovė Transportation - Kosovo Pomoravlje
Bibliography
- Urošević, Atanasije (1935). "Горња Морава и Изморник". СЕ3 51, Насеља и порекло становништва 28. Belgrade.
- Urošević, Atanasije (1931). "Гњилане". Гласник Географског друштва, св. XVII. Belgrade.
- Urošević, Atanasije (1935). Gornja Morava i izmornik. Mlada Srbnja.
