Gjakovë

Brief information about the Gjakovë

Gjakova (Albanian: Gjakovë) or Đakovica (Serbian Cyrillic: Ђаковица; sometimes transliterated as Djakovica) is a city and municipality located in the Gjakova District of western Kosovo. According to the 2011 census, the city of Gjakova has 40,827 inhabitants, while the municipality has,94,556 inhabitants.

It is located in the south-western part of Kosovo, about halfway between the cities of Peć and Prizren. It's approximately 100 km (62 mi) inland from the Adriatic Sea. The city is located some 208 kilometres north-east of Tirana, 145 kilometres north-west of Skopje, 80 kilometres west of the capital Pristina, 435 kilometres south of Belgrade and 263 kilometres east of Podgorica.

The city of Gjakova has been inhabited since the ancient era. On the road between Istanbul and Shkodër, Gjakova served during the Ottoman period. It was also one of the commerce centers at the time from the Balkans.