Priština

Priština or Prishtina (both: prē'shtinä) [key], city (1991 pop. 155,449), S Serbia. It is the chief city and capital of Kosovo and the heart of the Albanian Kosovar separatist movement. Priština, a commercial center with diverse industries, including woodworking, textiles, and food processing, suffered much damage during the 1999 Kosovo crisis. Lead and silver are mined nearby. Priština was a capital of the Serbian empire in the 14th cent.

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