Skenderaj
Skenderaj
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Town and municipality | |
From the top, Skenderaj Town Centre, Skenderaj Mosque, Ilaz Kodra Sports Hall | |
| Coordinates: 42°44′N 20°47′E / 42.733°N 20.783°E | |
| Country | Kosovo |
| District | Mitrovica |
| Named after | Skanderbeg |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Fadil Nura (PDK) |
| • Rank | 11th in Kosovo |
| • Municipal | 374 km2 (144 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 620 m (2,030 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Urban | 9,372 |
| • Municipal | 50,858 |
| • Municipal density | 140/km2 (350/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 41000 |
| Area code | +383 28 |
| Vehicle registration | 02 |
| Website | Official site |
Skenderaj (Albanian definite form: Skënderaji) or Srbica (Serbian Cyrillic: Србица) is a town and municipality located in the Mitrovica District of Kosovo. According to the 2021 census, the municipality of Skënderaj has 52,586 inhabitants.
It is the largest city in the Drenica geographical region of Kosovo. It is mainly populated by ethnic Albanians. It is the place where the Kosovo War began in 1998, and to which the most damage was done.