REPUBLIC OF KOSOVO

Pepito Mochales Abelardo, 6º H

REPUBLIC OF kos0vo

SOCIAL SCIENCE, 6TH GRADE, FIRST TERM

SOCIAL SCIENCE

Why do you have to visuit this city (pg. 12)

Shopping and transports (pg. 11)

Food and restaurants (pg. 10)

What to do there (pg. 9)

Curiosities (pg. 13)

A city to visit (pg. 8)

Politics, economy and science (pg. 7)

Society, culture and history (pgs 5, 6)

Nature (pg. 4)

General information (pg. 3)

index

Currency: euroGDP per capita: $4,865

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Capital city: Pristina (211,000 inh.)Other cities:Prizren (171,000 inh.)Mitrovice (107,000 inh.)Gjakove (94,000 inh.)Peje (82,000 inh.)

Extension: 10.887 km2Population: 1,873 million (2020)Density: 172, 04 inh/km2

GENERAL INFORMATION

RUGOVA MOUNTAINSit is a national park since 2013. It is located in the most western part of Kosovo. It is rich in many landfors like caves, waterfalls, high peaks, glacial lakes and tunnels. The highest peak is Hajla at 2,403 m.

MARBLE CAVE (LIPLJAN)It contains lots of marble limestones created in the Mesozoic era.Many parts are still unexplored. There are two entrances.

BATLAVA LAKEIt is the main source of potable water for the cities of Pristina and Podujevo. It is an artificial lake, crated during the communist era. The Batlava river supplies it the water.It is a popular tourist destination for Kosovars.

BATLAVA LAKE

nature

NATIONAL MUSEUMIt was built in 1945. It contains 50,000 different profiles, the first ones from 6,000 years BC.

GRACANICA MONASTERYIt is an Orthodox Monastery, founded by the Serbian King Milutin in 1321. It contains many old icons and manuscripts. It is placed on UNESCO world heritage list.

XHERDAN SHAKIRI (FOOTBALL PLAYER)He was born in Kosovo but his parents emigrated to Switzerland when he was two years old.He has played in Bayern Munich FC and Liverpool. Now he is playing in the Olympique of Lyon, in the French league.

ERA ISTREFI (SINGER)She is known worldwide since this succesful song "Bon bon"She perfomed the 2018 Football championship song, with Nicky Jam and Will Smith.

MONUMENTS AND ART. IMPORTANT PEOPLE/ CELEBRITIES

society, culture and history (1)

"CHILDREN DAY" CELEBRATION

DOMAS Grape leaves filled with rice, lamb and onion.

BREZOVICA SKI RESORT

society, culture and history (2)

TRADITIONS, CELEBRATIONS, SPARE TIME AND GASTRONOMY

Wine has been historically produced in Kosovo. It produces millions of litres that are mainly exported to Germany and The United States

ECONOMY SECTORS:Primary 13%Secondary 23%Terciary 65%Kosovo is an emerging economy after suffering a war. It is recovering step by step.

MININGKosovo has a varied geology that includes lignite, gold, chrome, bauxite, limestone, nickel, aluminum, copper, iron and zinc.

Vojosa Otmani, the first woman who is the President of Kosovo. A man, Albin Kurti is the Prime Minister.

politics, ECONOMY and science

Pristina or Prishtina is the capital and largest city of Kosovo. Most of its population (more than 200k inhabitants) is from Albanian origin and obviously the main language is Albanian. It is located in the north-eastern part of Kosovo, close to the Goljak mountains.

LITERACY

Visit Pristina

There are many thing to do in Pristina: festivals, fairs, sightseeing...

What to do there?

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Princessa Gresa Restaurant

Byrek Or Burek

Ajvar or Hajvar

Botin - Coffee & Food

Food and restaurants

You sometimes get whiffs of other Balkan cuisines in the food you try in Kosovo, but all the dishes here have their own unique flavor.

JARDIN Luxury Boutique Prishtina

A very impresive shopping center where there are some of the most exclusive brands in the world. Not suiteble for those who prefer to save money

Bus or walk?

There are several bus lines in Pristina to move all around the city so no worries if you don't want to walk a lot.

ALBI Shopping Mall

Shopping walking and entertaiment. There's everything in just one place.

Shopping facilities & Transports

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The city is plently full of shops but there are some curious options if you want to make it easier. And there is no excuse for waliking because the bus lines help you to move move where ever you like!

Why do you have to visit PRistina?

Probably it is not the best place in the world but you will remember it forever.

In natural areas of Kosovo, there are many bears. Some of them come to visit the houses and restaurants near forests and mountains !!!

Kosovo is recognized as a country by some nations in the world. In the photo, the current President of USA, Joe Biden, supporting the proclamation of the independence in 2008, when he was Secretary of State.Other countries like Spain do not consider it an independent country, only an autonomous region of Serbia..

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TWO CURIOSITIES