Čičavica

Qyqavica is a mountain situated at the center of Kosovo^[a] with a length of about 8 km (5 mi) and a width of about 5 km (3 mi). Its highest peak reaches to a height of 1,091 m (3,579 ft). It is in the boundary line between the Drenica region and the Kosovo Plain. The river Sitnica passes close by it. The village of Stanovci is located to the right of the mountain. Large towns and cities like Prishtina, Vushtri and Obiliq are located close by the mountain.

Qyqavica in the centre. Prokletije in the background.

During the 1998-1999 Kosovo War many villagers took refuge in the mountain until the war ended.

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^ The political status of Kosovo is disputed. Having unilaterally declared independence from Serbia in 2008, Kosovo is formally recognised as a sovereign state by 101 UN member states (with another 13 states recognising it at some point but then withdrawing their recognition) and 92 states not recognizing it, while Serbia continues to claim it as a part of its own territory.

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