Novi Pazar

Novi Pazar
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Novi Pazar (Serbian Cyrillic: Нови Пазар, lit. "New Bazaar"; pronounced [nôʋiː pǎzaːr]) is a city in the Raška District of southwestern Serbia. 66,527 lived here in 2011. The city is majority ethnic Bosniak with a Muslim majority who follow Islam. It is the only Muslim-majority city in Serbia. It is located close to the border with Kosovo and Montenegro. It is surrounded by mountains on all sides.

References

  1. ↑ Ahrens, Geert-Hinrich (6 March 2007). Diplomacy on the Edge: Containment of Ethnic Conflict and the Minorities Working Group of the Conferences on Yugoslavia. Woodrow Wilson Center Press. pp. 223–. ISBN 9780801885570. Retrieved 2 January 2013.