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What You Need to Know About Pristina

If you are going to visit Pristina, which can be visited from Turkey without needing a visa, you can buy your promotional Pristina flight tickets from oBilet. Pristina is the major city and capital of Kosovo. It has an area of approximately 572 square kilometers with 48 villages around it. While the population of the city center is approximately 400 thousand, the number of people living in the villages is around 470 thousand. Although most of the population is ethnic Albanians, there are also other minorities such as Turks, Bosnians, and Roma. The lands around Pristina have been inhabited since ancient times; According to neolithic ruins found in Matiqan, Gracanica and Ulpiana, BC. 7. During the Roman Empire, the city of Ulpiana was one of the important areas in the Balkans. The first written work about Pristina belongs to Byzantine Emperor Johan Kantakuzen, who described Pristina as a village, and its history dates back to 1342. Pristina, the capital of today's Kosovo, began to become an important trade center in the 14th and 15th centuries, when it began its development period. The Old Town has a great location between the Vellusha and Prishtevka rivers and is one of the most visited places by tourists. Pristina is also a central location for politics, media and student life. International organizations and embassies in Kosovo are also located in the capital of Kosovo. Compared to other cities in the country, Pristina has many historical buildings that resemble old Soviet buildings. The restaurants, statues, fountains and national theater are definitely worth a visit on the central street, which is popular for shopping. Some of the famous festivals taking place in Pristina are the International Young Musicians Festival (March-April), Freedom Festival (June), SURF City Festival (June-August), PriFilmFest (September), Jazz Festival (November) and Skena Up Film and Theater Festival (December).

Pristina International Airport is located 15 km southwest of Pristina and 3 km south of Sllatina Village. Providing transportation services since 1965, the airport also started international flights based in Switzerland and Germany in the 90s. It serves more than 1.7 million passengers annually. From Turkey, it is possible to reach Pristina International Airport in approximately 1 hour and 50 minutes from Istanbul Atatürk Airport with Turkish Airlines and from Sabiha Gökçen Airport with Pegasus. You can choose oBilet, which offers affordable ticket deals and many alternatives for connecting or non-stop flights.

Flights between Pristina Airport and Istanbul are direct and are operated by both Turkish Airlines and Pegasus Airlines. If you are going to board from Sabiha Gökçen, you can buy your Pegasus ticket from oBilet and if you are going to board from Atatürk Airport, you can buy your Turkish Airlines ticket from oBilet, benefit from some campaigns and find the Pristina flight ticket that suits your budget.

the capital of Kosovo

It declared independence from Serbia in 2008. Both Albanian and Serbian are spoken in Pristina, which is considered the largest and developed country of Kosovo. The number of people who speak English in the country is quite low. Pristina, which is a sister city with Tirana and Ankara, also carries out a lot of foreign trade with Turkey.

The known history of the city dates back to the 2nd century BC. However, as a result of the earthquake in 518 BC, the city was completely rebuilt. Pristina, which was captured by the Slavs in the 6th century AD, remained under the rule of the Slavs for 800 years.

Since Pristina is located in the middle of Asia and Western Europe, it is of great commercial importance. The development of the city continued rapidly, especially thanks to underground mines.

As a result of the war between the Ottoman Empire and Kosovo in 1389, Pristina, like all Kosovo lands, came under Ottoman rule. Pristina, which remained under Ottoman rule until 1912, was later captured by the Serbs and included in the Kingdom of Yugoslavia. With the declaration of independence of Kosovo recently, it separated from Serbia and took its current form as a fully independent country.

Pristina, the first city that comes to mind when Kosovo is mentioned, attracts foreign tourists from many countries of the world. There are hundreds of historical buildings and cultural heritages to visit and see in the city, which has a long history.