Atlas of Kosovo
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‡: partly located in Europe
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General maps
Map of Kosovo |
Map of Kosovo |
Map of Kosovo, from the CIA World Factbook |
Topographic map of Kosovo |
Map of Kosovo |
Map of Kosovo |
Map of the self-proclaimed Republic of Kosovo, as recognized by some countries |
Map of the Autonomous Province of Kosovo and Metohija in Serbia, as recognized by other countries |
Blank map of Kosovo |
Blank map of Kosovo |
Blank map of Kosovo |
Blank map of Kosovo |
Flag map of Kosovo |
Flag map of Kosovo |
Flag map of Kosovo |
Geographical regions of Kosovo |
History maps
This section holds a short summary of the history of the area of present-day Kosovo, illustrated with maps, including historical maps of former countries and empires that included present-day Kosovo.
Illyrian ethnogenesis |
Prehistoric Illyrians |
Iron Age Glasinac culture (around 300 BC) |
Ethnic territory of the Illyrians and Illyrian tribes (8th-3rd century BC) |
Illyrian lands in the Balkans |
Illyrian lands in the Balkans |
Illyrian lands in the Balkans |
Illyrians, Illyria Barbara, Illyria Graeca, Illyrians Proper and Environs |
Approximate extent of the Illyrian territories prior to Roman conquest |
Dardanians in the Balkans |
[[|border|251x400px]] | Dardanians in the Balkans |
History of Kosovo, Classical antiquity compared to modern borders |
Illyrian Kingdom of Agron (250 - 230 BC) |
Illyrian Kingdom of Teuta (230 - 228 BC) |
228 BC Adriatic Coast) |
228 BC Illyrian & Dardanian Kingdoms) |
230 BC Adriatic Coast) |
230 BC Illyrian & Dardanian Kingdoms) |
230-228 BC Teuta's Kingdom) |
228-220 BC Roman Client state governed by Demetrius of Pharos) |
237 BC Adriatic Coast) |
250-230 BC Agron's Kingdom) |
Illyrian kingdoms of Illyria and Dardania (3rd century BC, around 230 BC) |
Roman Client state governed by Demetrius of Pharos (228 - 220 BC) |
[[|border|251x400px]] | Illyrian Kingdom of Gentius 181 - 168 BC |
Kingdom of Dardania, 3rd-1st century BC |
Ancient Dardania |
Dardanian Kingdom in relation to later Roman Provinces |
Dardani in 6 AD |
Territorial development of the Roman Empire 264 BC-192, including the conquest of present-day territory of Kosovo |
The extent of the Roman Republic and Roman Empire; 133 BC 44 BC (late Republic, after conquests by republican generals) AD 14 (death of Augustus)
117 (maximum extension) |
Camps of the Roman Legions in 80 |
Map of the Roman Empire in 116 |
Roman Empire in 117 |
Dardania inside the Roman province of Moesia Superior |
Dardania in the Roman province of Moesia Superior from an old 1820 map |
Dardania in the Roman province of Moesia Superior from an old 1830 map |
Dardania in the Roman province of Moesia Superior from an old 1865 map |
Territory of emperor Galerius during the Tetrarchy |
Prefecture of Illyricum, 4th century |
Prefecture of Illyricum, 4th century |
Prefecture of Illyricum, 4th century |
Roman province of Dardania, 4th century |
Roman Empire divided 395, showing the dioceses and praetorian prefectures of Gaul, Italy, Illyricum and Oriens (east), roughly analogous to the four Tetrarch zones of influence after Diocletian's reforms. |
The division of the Empire after the death of Theodosius I, ca.395 AD superimposed on modern borders. |
Dardania province in the central Balkans in the Late Roman Empire |
Invasions of the Roman Empire 100-500 |
Invasions of the Roman Empire 100-500 |
Division of the Roman Empire in 406 |
Eastern Roman Empire and Western Roman Empire, c.476 |
Eastern Roman Empire |
Eastern Roman Empire under emperor Justinianus |
Eastern Roman Empire under emperor Justinianus |
Byzantine Empire 550 |
Byzantine province of Dardania in the 6th century |
Albanians in 5th-10th century |
Ethnic groups in Kosovo, 6th-8th century (according to the historical atlas for schools, published in Belgrade in 1970, representing a view of Yugoslav historians from that time) |
The Byzantine Empire under Basil II, c. 1025 |
Byzantine Empire 1025 |
Religion map of the territory of present-day Kosovo in 1054 |
The Byzantine Empire at the accession of Alexios I Komnenos, c. 1081 |
Map of the Byzantine Empire under Manuel Komnenos, c.1170. |
Byzantine Empire 1180 |
The region in 1265 |
The region in 1265 |
Medieval Serbian states |
The region in 1355 |
Map of the Serbian Empire in 1360 with territory ruled by Branković family |
Realm of Vuk Branković in the 14th century |
Realm of Vuk Branković in the 14th century |
Realm of Vuk Branković in the 14th century |
The region in 1400 |
Growth of the Ottoman Empire |
Development of the European part of the Ottoman Empire |
Growth of the Ottoman Empire |
Ottoman territories in 1455 |
[[|border|251x400px]] | Map of the Ottoman Empire 1566 |
Patriarchate of Peć (16th-17th century) |
Location of the Ottoman Empire in 1683 |
Map of the Ottoman Empire 1801 |
Balkans after 1856 |
Vilayet of Kosovo 1858-1878 |
Sanjak of Novibazar 1878 |
Albanian vilayet, proposed by the League of Prizren in 1878 |
Albanian vilayet, proposed by the League of Prizren in 1878 |
Albanian vilayet, proposed by the League of Prizren in 1878 |
Vilayet of Kosovo 1881-1912 |
Vilayet of Kosovo in 1900 |
Vilayet of Kosovo in 1905 |
Vilayet of Kosovo in 1905 |
Serbian conquest in 1912 |
Kingdom of Serbia in 1913 |
Kingdom of Serbia in 1913 |
Kosovo in World War I |
Kingdom of Serbia in 1918, inclusive Kosovo |
[[|border|251x400px]] | After World War I, Serbia became in 1918 part of the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes, renamed into Yugoslavia in 1929. This is a map of Yugoslavia in 1930 |
Kosovo in 1941 |
Kosovo in 1941 |
Kosovo in 1941 |
Kosovo in 1941 |
Kosovo in 1943 |
Kosovo in 1941 |
Kosovo in 1941-1942 |
Albania in 1941 (including most of Kosovo) |
Albania in 1941 (including most of Kosovo) |
Kosovo in Yugoslavia |
Kosovo in Yugoslavia |
Kosovo in Yugoslavia |
Kosovo in Yugoslavia |
Kosovo in Yugoslavia |
Kosovo in Yugoslavia |
An animated series of maps showing the breakup of the second Yugoslavia |
Wartime 1991 |
Wartime 1992 |
Former Yugoslavia compared with the present borders |
After the secession of Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Macedonia, Serbia (with Kosovo) and Montenegro continued as the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, renamed in 2003 into Serbia and Montenegro |
Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (1992-2003) and Serbia and Montenegro (2003-2006) |
Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (1992-2003) and Serbia and Montenegro (2003-2006) |
State of Balkania (proposed by Adem Demaçi in 1993) |
Central Balkans in 1998. |
Damaged Albanian settlements in Kosovo 1998-1999 |
Kosovar refugees, april 1999 |
Significant internally displaced persons encampments in Kosovo in 1999 |
Map of the Operation Horseshoe, alleged Yugoslav plan to expel the Albanian population of Kosovo |
Sites in Kosovo where NATO aviation used forbidden munition with depleted uranium during 1999 bombing |
Map of Serbia and Montenegro |
Location of the FR of Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro) before dissolution |
Kosovo in Serbia and Montenegro |
KFOR Districts |
UNMIK map of Kosovo |
Central Balkans in 2010 (de facto situation). Note: Serbia does not recognizing Independence of Kosovo. |
Association of Serb municipalities (2013). |
Ethnic and religion maps
Ethnic map in 1898 |
Ethnic map in 1911 |
Ethnic map in 1911 |
Ethnic map of the Balkans (1923) |
Ethnic map in 1961 |
Ethnic structure Kosovo and Metohija by settlements 1961 |
Ethnic structure Kosovo and Metohija by settlements 1961 |
Share of Serbs on Kosovo and Metohija by settlements 1961 |
Ethnic structure Kosovo and Metohija by settlements 1971 |
Ethnic structure Kosovo and Metohija by settlements 1971 |
Share of Albanians on Kosovo and Metohija by settlements 1971 |
Ethnic structure Kosovo and Metohija by settlements 1981 |
Ethnic structure Kosovo and Metohija by settlements 1981 |
Share of Albanians on Kosovo and Metohija by settlements 1981 |
Ethnic structure Kosovo and Metohija by settlements 1991 |
Ethnic structure Kosovo and Metohija by settlements 1991 |
Religious structure Kosovo and Metohija by settlements 1991 |
Ethnic map in 1991 |
Ethnic map in 1991 |
Ethnic map in 1991 |
Ethnic map in 2005 |
Ethnic map in 2005 |
Albanian population in Kosovo in 2005 |
Roma population in Kosovo in 2005 |
Gora Region between Kosovo and Albania |
Divisions of Kosovo
Regions of Kosovo |
Districts of Kosovo |
Municipalities of Kosovo |
Municipalities of Kosovo |
Municipalities of Kosovo |
Municipalities of Kosovo |
Municipalities of Kosovo |
Municipalities of Kosovo |
Municipalities of Kosovo |
Municipalities of Kosovo |
Cities and towns of Kosovo |
North Kosovo |
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Zveçan
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Zubin Potok
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Vushtrri
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Viti
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Suharekë
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Skenderaj
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Shtime
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Shtërpcë
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Rahovec
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Prizren
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Prishtinë
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Podujevë
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Pejë
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Obiliq
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Novobërdë
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Mitrovicë
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Malishevë
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Lipjan
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Leposaviq
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Klinë
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Kamenicë
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Kaçanik
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Istog
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Gllogovc
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Gjilan
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Gjakovë
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Fushë Kosovë
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Ferizaj
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Dragash
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Deçan
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Dragash
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Prizren
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Shterpce
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Kacanik
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Viti
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Gjilan
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Kamenice
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Novoberde
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Ferizaj
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Suhareke
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Shtime
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Lipjan
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Prishtine
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Podujeve
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Leposaviq
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Zvecan
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Mitrovice
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Vushtrri
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Obiliq
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Fushe Kosove
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Gllogovc
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Skenderaj
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Zubin Potok
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Istog
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Klina
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Malisheve
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Rahovec
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Gjakove
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Decan
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Peje
Politics
International recognition
States which have officially recognized independent Kosovo (map changes requently) (also available as SVG: Image:CountriesRecognizingKosovo.svg) |
An interpretation of international recognition (map changes frequently) (also available as PNG: Image:Kosovo_relations.png) |
A different interpretation of international recognition (map changes frequently) (also available as PNG: Image:Kosovo_relations2.png) |
Albanian context of Kosovo
Proposition of an ethnically accurate Albanian state |
Serbian context of Kosovo
Kosovo within Serbia, see also Atlas of Serbia |
Kosovo and Metohija within Serbia (in Serbian) |
Serbian divisions in Kosovo and Metohija |
Kosovo in a Serbia context |
Ethnic map of Serbia |
Federalized Serbia (proposed by the League of Social Democrats of Vojvodina in 1999) |
New regions in Serbia (proposed by the Democratic Party of Serbia in 2002) |
New administrative divisions (regions) of Serbia (proposed by the League For Šumadija in 2004) |
Notes and references
General remarks:
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