Bazaar of Peć

Bazaar of Peć serves as the main market for Gold shops

Bazaar of Peć (Albanian: Çarshia e Pejës; Serbian: Базар у Пећи / Bazar u Peći) or Peć market is a market place in the center of the city of Peć, in Kosovo[a]. It was established during Ottoman rule and is located near the Pećka Bistrica river, between parallel residence zones. The market historically housed blacksmiths and carpenters but also facilitated the agricultural market. The market place was completely destroyed at least twice, once during the Italian occupation in 1943, and once during the Kosovo War (1998–99). The market was fully rebuilt after the Kosovo War, according to the historical Ottoman architecture, and serves as the main market in the city of Peć, and is one of the many monuments which are under protection by the Republic of Kosovo. The main street of the market is known in Albanian as Çarshia e Gjatë (English: Long Bazaar).[1]

42°39′35″N 20°17′34″E / 42.659701°N 20.292903°E / 42.659701; 20.292903

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a.   ^ Kosovo is the subject of a territorial dispute between the Republic of Kosovo and the Republic of Serbia. The Republic of Kosovo unilaterally declared independence on 17 February 2008, but Serbia continues to claim it as part of its own sovereign territory. The two governments began to normalise relations in 2013, as part of the Brussels Agreement. Kosovo has received formal recognition as an independent state from 113 out of 193 United Nations member states.

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References

  1. ↑ Gail Warrander; Verena Knaus (2010), Kosovo, Bradt Travel Guides, pp. 159–, ISBN 978-1-84162-331-3
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