Skenderaj
Skenderaj
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Town and municipality | |
Skenderaj Town Centre Skenderaj Mosque Ilaz Kodra Sports Hall | |
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Flag Emblem | |
Skenderaj Skenderaj | |
| Coordinates: 42°44′N 20°47′E / 42.733°N 20.783°E | |
| Country | Kosovo |
| District | Mitrovica |
| Named after | Skanderbeg |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Sami Lushtaku (PDK) |
| Area | |
• Municipality | 374 km2 (144 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 11th in Kosovo |
| Elevation | 620 m (2,030 ft) |
| Population (2024) | |
• Municipality | 40,664 |
| • Density | 109/km2 (282/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 11,185 |
| • Ethnicity | |
| 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 district of Mitrovica, Kosovo. According to the 2024 census, the municipality of Skënderaj has 40,664 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.