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| 2445 Pristina: 1. The tower clock; 2. Skanderbeg Square; 3. National Library of Kosovo; 4. Rugova Square. |
Located close to the Goljak mountains, Pristina is the capital and largest city of Kosovo, a state located in the central Balkan Peninsula, which declared independence from Serbia in February 2008, recognised by 108 UN members (from 193). Southeast of the city, the remains of Ulpiana were discovered, the center of the Illyrian province of Dardania. Ulpiana was founded in the 2nd century during the rule of Roman Emperor Trajan, and renewed in the 6th century during the rule of Byzantine Emperor Justinian I, after whom it was called Justiniana Secunda.
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