Novi Pazar
Novi Pazar
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| Град Нови Пазар Grad Novi Pazar City of Novi Pazar | |
Panorama of Novi Pazar at night Novi Pazar Fortress | |
| Coordinates: 43°08′16″N 20°30′58″E / 43.13778°N 20.51611°E | |
| Country | Serbia |
| Region | Šumadija and Western Serbia |
| District | Raška District |
| Founded | 1461 |
| Settlements | 100 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Nihat Biševac (SDP) |
| Area | |
| • Rank | 31st in Serbia |
| • Urban | 15.34 km2 (5.92 sq mi) |
| • Administrative | 742 km2 (286 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 477 m (1,565 ft) |
| Population (2022 census) | |
| • Rank | 10th in Serbia |
| • Urban | 71,462 |
| • Urban density | 4,700/km2 (12,000/sq mi) |
| • Administrative | 106,720 |
| • Administrative density | 140/km2 (370/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 36300 36302 36303 36316 36318 36319 36322 |
| Area code | +381(0)20 |
| ISO 3166 code | SRB |
| Official languages | Serbian together with Bosnian |
| Climate | Cfb |
| Website | www |
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Novi Pazar (Serbian Cyrillic: Нови Пазар) is a city located in the Raška District of southwestern Serbia. As of the 2022 census, the urban area has 71,462 inhabitants, while the city administrative area has 106,720 inhabitants. The city is the cultural center of the Bosniaks in Serbia and of Sandžak. A multicultural area of Muslims and Orthodox Christians, many monuments of both religions, like the Altun-Alem Mosque and the Church of the Holy Apostles Peter and Paul, are located in the region which has a total of 30 protected monuments of culture.