Kosovo
Mitrovica District
Komuna e Skenderajt

Skenderaj

Skenderaj or Srbica, is a town and municipality located in the , . According to the 2024 census, the municipality of Skënderaj has 40,664 inhabitants.
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  • Type: Town with 6,610 residents
  • Description: town in Kosovo
  • Also known as: “Srbica”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Bajram Aliu Stadium and Memorial Complex ‘Adem Jashari’.

Stadium
Photo: Drenisa, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The is a multi-use in Skenderaj, . It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home ground of Drenica of the Kosovar Superliga.

Photo: IsmailGagica, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Adem Jashari Memorial Complex is a memorial complex in , Skenderaj, Kosovo. It is categorized by the government as "Architectural" and was built in honor of the family and life of the Kosovo Liberation Army fighter Adem Jashari, killed in action during the Kosovo War on March 7, 1998, during what was later known as the Attack on Prekaz.

Monastery
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
The Monastery is a Serbian Orthodox abbey in . It was built in 1434 and is dedicated to St Joanikije of . was declared Monument of Culture of Exceptional Importance in 1990. is situated 3½ km south of Skenderaj.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Llaushë and Polac.

Village
or Lauša is a village in Skenderaj, , .

Village
or is a village in . The village is exclusively inhabited by ethnic Albanians; in the 2024 census, it had 2115 inhabitants. is situated 3 km southeast of Skenderaj.

Village
is a village in Skenderaj municipality, . This village was the site of the battle that started the Kosovo War, the Battle of Prekaz and birthplace of KLA leader Adem Jashari and his brother, Hamëz Jashari. is situated 5 km northeast of Skenderaj.

Skenderaj

Latitude
42.74757° or 42° 44′ 51″ north
Longitude
20.78917° or 20° 47′ 21″ east
Population
6,610
Elevation
612 metres (2,008 feet)
Open location code
8GJ2PQXQ+2M
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1957453084
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
785642
Wiki­data ID
Q991291
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In Other Languages

From Albanian to Vietnamese—“Skenderaj” goes by many names.
  • Albanian: “Skenderaj”
  • Albanian: “Skënderaj”
  • Arabic: “سكندراي”
  • Armenian: “Սրբիցա”
  • Asturian: “Skenderaj”
  • Belarusian: “Сэрбіца”
  • Bengali: “সাবিকা”
  • Catalan: “Skenderaj”
  • Cebuano: “Srbica”
  • Chinese: “斯尔比察”
  • Chinese: “斯爾比察”
  • Croatian: “Skënderaj”
  • Croatian: “Srbica”
  • Czech: “Srbica”
  • Danish: “Srbica”
  • Dutch: “Skenderaj”
  • Dutch: “Skënderaj”
  • Dutch: “Srbica”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “سكندراى”
  • Finnish: “Skenderaj”
  • Finnish: “Skënderaj”
  • Finnish: “Srbica”
  • French: “Skenderaj”
  • French: “Skënderaj”
  • French: “Srbica”
  • German: “Skenderaj”
  • German: “Skënderaj”
  • German: “Srbica”
  • Greek: “Σρμπίτσα/Σκαντεράι”
  • Greek: “Σρμπίτσα”
  • Gujarati: “સર્બિકા”
  • Hindi: “स्रबिका”
  • Indonesian: “Skenderaj”
  • Indonesian: “Srbica”
  • Irish: “Skenderaj”
  • Italian: “Skënderaj”
  • Italian: “Srbica”
  • Japanese: “スケンデライ”
  • Japanese: “スルビツァ”
  • Kannada: “ಸ್ರ್ಬಿಕ”
  • Korean: “스르비차”
  • Latvian: “Srbica”
  • Lithuanian: “Srbica”
  • Macedonian: “Србица”
  • Malay: “Srbica”
  • Marathi: “सर्बिक”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Srbica”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Skënderaj”
  • Norwegian: “Skënderaj”
  • Persian: “صربیکا”
  • Polish: “Srbica”
  • Portuguese: “Skënderaj”
  • Romanian: “Skënderaj”
  • Romanian: “Srbica”
  • Russian: “Србица”
  • Serbian: “Skënderaj”
  • Serbian: “Srbica”
  • Serbian: “Скендерај”
  • Serbian: “Србица”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Opština Srbica”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Skenderaj”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Srbica”
  • Sinhala: “ස්ර්බිකා”
  • Spanish: “Skenderaj”
  • Swedish: “Skenderaj”
  • Swedish: “Skënderaj”
  • Swedish: “Skenderajë”
  • Swedish: “Srbica”
  • Tamil: “சர்பிக்க”
  • Telugu: “సబికా”
  • Turkish: “İskenderay”
  • Turkish: “Skenderay”
  • Turkish: “Srbica”
  • Ukrainian: “Сербиця”
  • Ukrainian: “Скендерай”
  • Urdu: “سربیکا”
  • Vietnamese: “Srbica”

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