Suva Reka
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| Suva Reka | |
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| Сува Река / Suva Reka Suhareka / Theranda |
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 Suva Reka
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| Coordinates: 42°22′N 20°49′E / 42.367°N 20.817°E | |
| Country | Kosovo[a] |
| District | District of Prizren |
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| Area | |
| • Total | 361 km2 (139 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 59,702 (municipality) |
| • Density | 165.4/km2 (428/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
| Area code(s) | +381 |
| Car plates | 04 |
| Website | Municipality of Suva Reka |
Suva Reka (Serbian: Сува Река, Suva Reka; Albanian: Suhareka, or Theranda) is a town and municipality in the Prizren district of southern Kosovo.[a]
It is located 18 km from Prizren, and 57 km from Pristina.
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Name [edit]
The name of the town means "dry river" in the Serbian language. After the 1999 Kosovo War, Albanians referred to the town as Theranda, the name of the ancient fortress of Theranda, located near Prizren.
Demographics [edit]
| Ethnic Composition, Including IDPs | |||||||||||||
| Year/Population | Albanian | % | Serb | % | Roma | % | Total | ||||||
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| January 1999 | 80,000 | 95.5 | 3,000 | 3.75 | 700App | 0.75 | ? | ||||||
| January 2001 | 72,000 | 99.3 | 58 | 0.01 | 660 App | 0.57 | ? | ||||||
| Ref: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe [1] | |||||||||||||
Notes and references [edit]
Notes:
- ^ a b Kosovo is the subject of a territorial dispute between the Republic of Serbia and the self-proclaimed Republic of Kosovo. The latter declared independence on 17 February 2008, but Serbia continues to claim it as part of its own sovereign territory. Kosovo's independence has been recognised by 99 out of 193 United Nations member states.
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See also [edit]
- Suva Reka massacre in 1999.
- Camp Casablanca, NATO base
External links [edit]
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Coordinates: 42°22′48″N 20°49′19″E / 42.38000°N 20.82194°E
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