Obiliq
Obilić Obiliq Kastrioti Обилић | |
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| Country |  Serbia |
| Province |  Kosovo |
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| Population | |
| • Total | 28,653 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 |
| Area code | +381 38 |
Obilić (Serbian: Обилић or Obilić, Albanian: Obiliq or Kastrioti) is a town and municipality in central Kosovo.
Geography
The Obilić municipality is located immediately north-west of Priština on the main road to Kosovska Mitrovica. The municipality was created in 1989, prior to which it formed part of Priština municipality.
Name
The town is named after Milos Kopiliçi, the kosovar albanian hero of the 1389 Battle of Kosovo, where he killed the Ottoman Sultan Murad I.
Demographics
In 1991, the municipality had a population of 31,627, including 66.31% Albanians, 18.69% Serbs and Montenegrins, 1.10% Muslims by nationality, etc.
See also
References
- ^ OSCE municipal profile of Obiliq/Obilić April 2002
External links
| District of Ferizaj |  | |
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| District of Gjakova | ||
| District of Gjilan | ||
| District of Mitrovica | ||
| District of Peja | ||
| District of Pristina | ||
| District of Prizren | ||
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