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Kosovo is characterised by a diverse biodiversity and an abundance of different ecosystems and habitats with a remarkable exponential value. [17] It is located at the crossroads of several biogeographical regions and therefore has specific climate, geological, hydrological and morphological conditions.
Kosovo, [ a ] officially the Republic of Kosovo, [ b ] is a landlocked country in Southeast Europe with partial diplomatic recognition. It is bordered by Albania to the southwest, Montenegro to the west, Serbia to the north and east and North Macedonia to the southeast.
Geography of Kosovo. Kosovo is: a landlocked territory; Location: Eastern Hemisphere; Northern Hemisphere. Eurasia. Europe Southern Europe. Balkans (also known as "Southeastern Europe") Time zone: Central European Time , Central European Summer Time ; Extreme points of Kosovo High: Velika Rudoka 2,658 m (8,720 ft) Low: White Drin 297 m (974 ft)
The history of Kosovo dates back to pre-historic times when the Starčevo culture, Vinča culture, Bubanj-Hum culture, and Baden culture were active in the region. Since then, many archaeological sites have been discovered due to the abundance of natural resources which gave way to the development of life. In antiquity the area was part of the ...
Kosovo is a relatively small country. Because of the climatic position and complicated structure of the relief it has a variety of climate systems. Kosovo lies in the south part of the middle geographical latitude of the northern hemisphere and it is affected by the Mediterranean Mild Climate and European Continental Climate .
Map showing banovinas (Yugoslav provinces) in 1929. Kosovo is shown as part of the Zeta and Vardar banovinas. Following the Balkan Wars (1912–13) and the Treaties of London and Bucharest, which led to the Ottoman loss of most of the Balkans, Kosovo was governed as an integral part of the Kingdom of Serbia, while its western part by the Kingdom of Montenegro.
The geology of Kosovo includes a variety of different tectonic and stratigraphic features. Rock outcrop at Brod Geologic history, stratigraphy and tectonics. Kacanik Flysch; Vrska Cuka granite: An example of Carpatho-Balkan units. Early Paleozoic granites followed by a gap in the Aptian and pelagic clastic rocks from the Cretaceous.
Geographically, Kosovo possesses varied and opposing landscapes for its size determined by the ideal climate along with the geology and hydrology. Most of central Kosovo is dominated by the vast plains and fields of Metohija and Kosovo. The Prokletije and Šar Mountains rise in the southwest and southeast respectively. Map of Kosovo