The Preševo Valley (Serbian: Прешевска Долина or Preševska Dolina; Albanian: Lugina e Preshevës) is a geographical region in the south of Central Serbia. Bujanovac ( Serbian Cyrillic: Бујановац Albanian: Bujanoci) is a town and municipality in Pčinja District of Serbia Preševo (Прешево; Preshevë or Presheva) also known as Presevo and Preshevo, is a town and municipality in Pčinja District of Serbian (sr-Cyrl српски језик sr-Latn ''srpski jezik'' is a South Slavic language, Albanian (sq ''Gjuha shqipe'' ˈɟuha ˈʃcipɛ is an Indo-European language spoken by nearly 6 million peoplewhile others claim that it derives from Daco - Political status The region of Central Serbia is not an administrative division of Serbia as such it is under the direct jurisdiction of the republic authorities Roughly, the region include municipalities of Bujanovac and Preševo. Bujanovac ( Serbian Cyrillic: Бујановац Albanian: Bujanoci) is a town and municipality in Pčinja District of Serbia Preševo (Прешево; Preshevë or Presheva) also known as Presevo and Preshevo, is a town and municipality in Pčinja District of Both municipalities border Kosovo.
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Geography
Geographically, the Preševo Valley refers to the valley of the Moravica River, from its confluence with the Južna Morava at Bujanovac, to its source near the town of Preševo. The Golijska Moravica or simply Moravica ( Serbian Cyrillic: Голијска Моравица or Моравица) is a river South Morava (Јужна Морава/ Južna Morava) is a River in the Republic of Macedonia and Serbia which represents the shorter headwater Bujanovac ( Serbian Cyrillic: Бујановац Albanian: Bujanoci) is a town and municipality in Pčinja District of Serbia Preševo (Прешево; Preshevë or Presheva) also known as Presevo and Preshevo, is a town and municipality in Pčinja District of It is part of the Morava/Vardar North-South route across the Balkans, which follows the Velika Morava, Južna Morava and Moravica Rivers upstream through Serbia from the confluence of the Velika Morava with the Danube (when travelling South), before joining a tributary of the Vardar River south of Preševo, following it downstream through Macedonia and Greece to the Aegean Sea. The Velika Morava or Great Morava ( Serbian Cyrillic: Велика Морава) is a final section of the Morava (Cyrillic Морава South Morava (Јужна Морава/ Južna Morava) is a River in the Republic of Macedonia and Serbia which represents the shorter headwater The Golijska Moravica or simply Moravica ( Serbian Cyrillic: Голијска Моравица or Моравица) is a river The Velika Morava or Great Morava ( Serbian Cyrillic: Велика Морава) is a final section of the Morava (Cyrillic Морава The Danube (In Donau from earlier Danuvius, Celtic *dānu, meaning "to flow run" Slovak and Polish Dunaj The Vardar or Axios ( Αξιός Axiós or Βαρδάρης Vardárīs; Latin: Axius) is the longest and major River in the Preševo (Прешево; Preshevë or Presheva) also known as Presevo and Preshevo, is a town and municipality in Pčinja District of The Republic of Macedonia (Република Greece (Ελλάδα transliterated: Elláda, historically, Ellás,) officially the Hellenic Republic (Ελληνική Δημοκρατία Etymology In ancient times there were various explanations for the name Aegean. This route is the most important communications route north-south across the Balkan peninsula as the two rivers form a fairly direct route from Central Europe to the Aegean, while the rest of the Balkan peninsula is mountainous. Central Europe is the Region lying between the variously and vaguely defined areas of Eastern and Etymology In ancient times there were various explanations for the name Aegean. The importance of this route to the Serbian state has increased since 1999, when the main alternative route, through Priština, became unusable due to events in Kosovo. Serbia (Србија Srbija) officially the Republic of Serbia (Република Србија Republika Srbija) is a Landlocked Country The term Kosovo War or Kosovo Conflict is often used to describe two sequential and at times parallel armed conflicts in Kosovo: 1996–1999
Demographics
Both municipalities of the Valley have ethnic Albanian majorities, while the municipality of Bujanovac also has a large ethnic Serb population. } Albanians (Shqiptarët are an Ethnic group and a Nation, in the sense of sharing a common Albanian culture speaking the Albanian language The largest settlements in the valley are towns of Preševo (with Albanian majority) and Bujanovac (with relative Serb majority).
History
Preševo Valley conflict
In 2001, as a follow-up to the Kosovo crisis, there were reported clashes between Yugoslav security forces and ethnic Albanian guerillas linked to the KLA. The Insurgency in the Preševo Valley ( 1999 – 2001) was a struggle between the Yugoslav federal government and an Albanian rebel The term Kosovo War or Kosovo Conflict is often used to describe two sequential and at times parallel armed conflicts in Kosovo: 1996–1999 The Kosovo Liberation Army or KLA ( Albanian: Ushtria Çlirimtare e Kosovës or UÇK) was a Kosovar Albanian guerilla group which sought The aim of the movement (according to Serbian sources) was to take full control of Preševo, Bujanovac and Medveđa (not located in the Valley) and hold them until such time as the adjacent lands, Kosovo and Western Macedonia, also came under Albanian control. Preševo (Прешево; Preshevë or Presheva) also known as Presevo and Preshevo, is a town and municipality in Pčinja District of Bujanovac ( Serbian Cyrillic: Бујановац Albanian: Bujanoci) is a town and municipality in Pčinja District of Serbia Medveđa ( Serbian Cyrillic: Медвећа; Medvegja is a town and municipality in Jablanica District of Serbia, bordering Kosovo. The Republic of Macedonia (Република This should have been followed by the gradual opening of the borders. Lacking the attention of the international media, the incidents paused as the activities spread south of the border into Macedonia from where the twin organization ONA, waged a war against Macedonian authorities. The Republic of Macedonia (Република The National Liberation Army ( Albanian: Ushtria Çlirimtare Kombëtare - UÇK; Macedonian: Ослободителна народна
Local Albanians however explain this conflict as a mean to get their human rights. This conflict ended when the Declaration for Demilitarization was signed by the leaders of the Movement, after the regime set an agreement for amnesty and promised to include the local inhabitants into police and other spheres of social and institutional life.
In September 2007, Boris Tadić stated that former and current terrorists, who recently managed to escape from prison in Kosovo, were located in northern regions of the Republic of Macedonia. Events in September It is the start of the academic year in many countries in the Northern Hemisphere. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Boris Tadić (Борис Тадић born January 15, 1958) is a Serbian politician and the current President of Serbia. The Republic of Macedonia (Република According to Tadić, terrorists are planning new attacks on municipalities in southern Serbia in order to start a new Preševo Valley conflict. [1] However, most of the terrorists were either captured or killed in a Macedonian police operation, Operation Mountain Storm. For the US operation see Military operations of the War in Afghanistan (2001–present Operation Mountain Storm ( Macedonian: Операција
Politics
The Albanians of the area are represented politically by the Albanian Coalition from Preševo Valley, which won one seat in the 2007 Parliamentary election. The Albanian Coalition from Preševo Valley (Serbian Коалиција Албанаца Прешевске долине or Koalicija Albanaca Preševske doline) is Parliamentary elections took place in Serbia on 21 January 2007.