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	[[File:Prishtina International Airport "Adem Jashari" Limak Kosovo.jpg~~\|230px~~\|thumb~~\|right~~\|The terminal of [[Pristina International Airport\|Adem Jashari International Airport]].]]		[[File:Prishtina International Airport "Adem Jashari" Limak Kosovo.jpg\|thumb\|The terminal of [[Pristina International Airport\|Adem Jashari International Airport]].]]

	Pristina constitutes the [[economic]] and [[financial]] heart of Kosovo, in part due to its high population, modern [[infrastructure]] and [[Geography of Kosovo\|geographical location]] in the center of the country. Following the [[independence of Kosovo]], the city has undergone significant improvements and developments vastly modernizing and expanding the [[economy]], infrastructure and most notably [[transportation]] by [[Air transport\|air]], [[Rail transport\|rail]] and [[Road transport\|road]].<ref>[http://kk.rks-gov.net/prishtina/Projects/Buxheti/Infrastrukture.aspx Komuna e Prishtinës: Investime të mëdha në infrastrukturë] {{Webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100727162721/http://kk.rks-gov.net/prishtina/Projects/Buxheti/Infrastrukture.aspx \|date=2010-07-27 }}.</ref>		Pristina constitutes the [[economic]] and [[financial]] heart of Kosovo, in part due to its high population, modern [[infrastructure]] and [[Geography of Kosovo\|geographical location]] in the center of the country. Following the [[independence of Kosovo]], the city has undergone significant improvements and developments vastly modernizing and expanding the [[economy]], infrastructure and most notably [[transportation]] by [[Air transport\|air]], [[Rail transport\|rail]] and [[Road transport\|road]].<ref>[http://kk.rks-gov.net/prishtina/Projects/Buxheti/Infrastrukture.aspx Komuna e Prishtinës: Investime të mëdha në infrastrukturë] {{Webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100727162721/http://kk.rks-gov.net/prishtina/Projects/Buxheti/Infrastrukture.aspx \|date=2010-07-27 }}.</ref>
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	Football is the most popular sport in the city. It is represented by [[FC Prishtina]], which plays their home games in the [[Fadil Vokrri Stadium]]. [[Basketball]] has been also one of the most popular sports in Pristina and is represented by [[KB Prishtina]]. It is the most successful basketball club in Kosovo and is part of the Balkan League.<ref>{{cite web\|title=Sigal Prishtina hap etapën e re në basketboll\|url=http://www.koha.net/arkiva/?page=1,18,121113\|access-date=1 March 2014\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140908021533/http://koha.net/arkiva/?page=1,18,121113\|archive-date=8 September 2014\|url-status=dead\|df=dmy-all}}</ref> Joining it in the Superleague is another team from Pristina, RTV 21.<ref>{{cite web\|title=ETC SUPERLIGA\|url=http://www.basketbolli.com/sq/league/etc-superliga\|access-date=1 March 2014\|url-status=dead\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140402174016/http://www.basketbolli.com/sq/league/etc-superliga\|archive-date=2 April 2014}}</ref>		Football is the most popular sport in the city. It is represented by [[FC Prishtina]], which plays their home games in the [[Fadil Vokrri Stadium]]. [[Basketball]] has been also one of the most popular sports in Pristina and is represented by [[KB Prishtina]]. It is the most successful basketball club in Kosovo and is part of the Balkan League.<ref>{{cite web\|title=Sigal Prishtina hap etapën e re në basketboll\|url=http://www.koha.net/arkiva/?page=1,18,121113\|access-date=1 March 2014\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140908021533/http://koha.net/arkiva/?page=1,18,121113\|archive-date=8 September 2014\|url-status=dead\|df=dmy-all}}</ref> Joining it in the Superleague is another team from Pristina, RTV 21.<ref>{{cite web\|title=ETC SUPERLIGA\|url=http://www.basketbolli.com/sq/league/etc-superliga\|access-date=1 March 2014\|url-status=dead\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140402174016/http://www.basketbolli.com/sq/league/etc-superliga\|archive-date=2 April 2014}}</ref>

	[[File:Street-eu3.jpg~~\|230px~~\|thumb\|[[Streetball Kosova\|Streetballers]] at the [[Germia Park]]\|left]]		[[File:Street-eu3.jpg\|thumb\|[[Streetball Kosova\|Streetballers]] at the [[Germia Park]]\|left]]

	[[Streetball Kosova\|Streetball]] is a traditionally organized sport and cultural event at the [[Germia Park]] since 2000. Apart from indoor basketball success, Che Bar team has been crowned the champion of the national championship in 2013. This victory coincided with Streetball Kosovo's acceptance in [[FIBA]].<ref>{{cite web\|title=Che Bar kampione e Kosovës në Streetball\|url=http://www.kosovastreetball.org/\|access-date=1 March 2014}}</ref> [[Team handball\|Handball]] is also very popular. Pristina's representatives are recognized internationally and play international matches.{{citation needed\|date=September 2015}}		[[Streetball Kosova\|Streetball]] is a traditionally organized sport and cultural event at the [[Germia Park]] since 2000. Apart from indoor basketball success, Che Bar team has been crowned the champion of the national championship in 2013. This victory coincided with Streetball Kosovo's acceptance in [[FIBA]].<ref>{{cite web\|title=Che Bar kampione e Kosovës në Streetball\|url=http://www.kosovastreetball.org/\|access-date=1 March 2014}}</ref> [[Team handball\|Handball]] is also very popular. Pristina's representatives are recognized internationally and play international matches.{{citation needed\|date=September 2015}}

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	[[File:Stadiumi "Fadil Vokrri".jpg\|thumb\|[[Fadil Vokrri Stadium]], the home ground of the [[Kosovo national football team]]]]		[[File:Stadiumi "Fadil Vokrri".jpg\|thumb\|[[Fadil Vokrri Stadium]], the home ground of the [[Kosovo national football team]]]]
	Football is the most popular sport in the city. It is represented by [[FC Prishtina]], which plays their home games in the [[Fadil Vokrri Stadium]]. [[Basketball]] has been also one of the most popular sports in Pristina and is represented by [[KB Prishtina]]. It is the most successful basketball club in Kosovo and is part of the Balkan League.<ref>{{cite web\|title=Sigal Prishtina hap etapën e re në basketboll\|url=http://www.koha.net/arkiva/?page=1,18,121113\|access-date=1 March 2014\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140908021533/http://koha.net/arkiva/?page=1,18,121113\|archive-date=8 September 2014\|url-status=dead\|df=dmy-all}}</ref> Joining it in the Superleague is another team from Pristina, RTV 21.<ref>{{cite web\|title=ETC SUPERLIGA\|url=http://www.basketbolli.com/sq/league/etc-superliga\|access-date=1 March 2014\|url-status=dead\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140402174016/http://www.basketbolli.com/sq/league/etc-superliga\|archive-date=2 April 2014}}</ref>		Football is the most popular sport in the city. It is represented by [[FC Prishtina]], which plays their home games in the [[Fadil Vokrri Stadium]]. [[Basketball]] has been also one of the most popular sports in Pristina and is represented by [[KB Prishtina]]. It is the most successful basketball club in Kosovo and is part of the Balkan League.<ref>{{cite web\|title=Sigal Prishtina hap etapën e re në basketboll\|url=http://www.koha.net/arkiva/?page=1,18,121113\|access-date=1 March 2014\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140908021533/http://koha.net/arkiva/?page=1,18,121113\|archive-date=8 September 2014\|url-status=dead\|df=dmy-all}}</ref> Joining it in the Superleague is another team from Pristina, RTV 21.<ref>{{cite web\|title=ETC SUPERLIGA\|url=http://www.basketbolli.com/sq/league/etc-superliga\|access-date=1 March 2014\|url-status=dead\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140402174016/http://www.basketbolli.com/sq/league/etc-superliga\|archive-date=2 April 2014}}</ref>

		⚫	[[File:Street-eu3.jpg\|230px\|thumb\|[[Streetball Kosova\|Streetballers]] at the [[Germia Park]]\|left]]

	[[Streetball Kosova\|Streetball]] is a traditionally organized sport and cultural event at the [[Germia Park]] since 2000. Apart from indoor basketball success, Che Bar team has been crowned the champion of the national championship in 2013. This victory coincided with Streetball Kosovo's acceptance in [[FIBA]].<ref>{{cite web\|title=Che Bar kampione e Kosovës në Streetball\|url=http://www.kosovastreetball.org/\|access-date=1 March 2014}}</ref> [[Team handball\|Handball]] is also very popular. Pristina's representatives are recognized internationally and play international matches.{{citation needed\|date=September 2015}}		[[Streetball Kosova\|Streetball]] is a traditionally organized sport and cultural event at the [[Germia Park]] since 2000. Apart from indoor basketball success, Che Bar team has been crowned the champion of the national championship in 2013. This victory coincided with Streetball Kosovo's acceptance in [[FIBA]].<ref>{{cite web\|title=Che Bar kampione e Kosovës në Streetball\|url=http://www.kosovastreetball.org/\|access-date=1 March 2014}}</ref> [[Team handball\|Handball]] is also very popular. Pristina's representatives are recognized internationally and play international matches.{{citation needed\|date=September 2015}}

⚫	[[File:Street-eu3.jpg\|230px\|thumb~~\|right~~\|[[Streetball Kosova\|Streetballers]] at the [[Germia Park]]]]

	In September 2023, Pristina was named host city for the [[2030 Mediterranean Games]].		In September 2023, Pristina was named host city for the [[2030 Mediterranean Games]].

			{{Clear}}

	== International relations ==		== International relations ==

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	=== Sports ===		=== Sports ===
	{{Main\|Sport in Pristina}}		{{Main\|Sport in Pristina}}

⚫	[[File:Street-eu3.jpg\|230px\|thumb\|right\|[[Streetball Kosova\|Streetballers]] at the [[Germia Park]]]]

	Pristina is the center of sport in [[Kosovo]], where activity is organized across amateur and professional levels, sport organizations and clubs, regulated by the [[Kosovo Olympic Committee]] and the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport.<ref name="shega">{{cite web\|title=Departamenti i Sportit:Profili\|url=http://www.mkrs-ks.org/?page=1,48\|access-date=1 March 2014}}</ref> Sport is organized in units called Municipal Leagues. There are seven Municipal Leagues in Pristina. The Football Municipal consists of 18 clubs, the Basketball Municipal 5 clubs, the Handball Municipal 2 clubs, Table Tennis and Chess 6 clubs each, the Karate Municipal 15 and the Tennis Municipal 2 clubs.<ref name="ministria">{{cite web\|title=Sport\|url=http://kk.rks-gov.net/prishtina/Municipality/Departments/Kultures,Rinise,Sportit/Sport.aspx\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101128062509/http://kk.rks-gov.net/prishtina/Municipality/Departments/Kultures,Rinise,Sportit/Sport.aspx\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=28 November 2010\|access-date=2 March 2014}}</ref>		Pristina is the center of sport in [[Kosovo]], where activity is organized across amateur and professional levels, sport organizations and clubs, regulated by the [[Kosovo Olympic Committee]] and the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport.<ref name="shega">{{cite web\|title=Departamenti i Sportit:Profili\|url=http://www.mkrs-ks.org/?page=1,48\|access-date=1 March 2014}}</ref> Sport is organized in units called Municipal Leagues. There are seven Municipal Leagues in Pristina. The Football Municipal consists of 18 clubs, the Basketball Municipal 5 clubs, the Handball Municipal 2 clubs, Table Tennis and Chess 6 clubs each, the Karate Municipal 15 and the Tennis Municipal 2 clubs.<ref name="ministria">{{cite web\|title=Sport\|url=http://kk.rks-gov.net/prishtina/Municipality/Departments/Kultures,Rinise,Sportit/Sport.aspx\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101128062509/http://kk.rks-gov.net/prishtina/Municipality/Departments/Kultures,Rinise,Sportit/Sport.aspx\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=28 November 2010\|access-date=2 March 2014}}</ref>
			[[File:Stadiumi "Fadil Vokrri".jpg\|thumb\|[[Fadil Vokrri Stadium]], the home ground of the [[Kosovo national football team]]]]

	Football is the most popular sport in the city. It is represented by [[FC Prishtina]], which plays their home games in the [[Fadil Vokrri Stadium]]. [[Basketball]] has been also one of the most popular sports in Pristina and is represented by [[KB Prishtina]]. It is the most successful basketball club in Kosovo and is part of the Balkan League.<ref>{{cite web\|title=Sigal Prishtina hap etapën e re në basketboll\|url=http://www.koha.net/arkiva/?page=1,18,121113\|access-date=1 March 2014\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140908021533/http://koha.net/arkiva/?page=1,18,121113\|archive-date=8 September 2014\|url-status=dead\|df=dmy-all}}</ref> Joining it in the Superleague is another team from Pristina, RTV 21.<ref>{{cite web\|title=ETC SUPERLIGA\|url=http://www.basketbolli.com/sq/league/etc-superliga\|access-date=1 March 2014\|url-status=dead\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140402174016/http://www.basketbolli.com/sq/league/etc-superliga\|archive-date=2 April 2014}}</ref>		Football is the most popular sport in the city. It is represented by [[FC Prishtina]], which plays their home games in the [[Fadil Vokrri Stadium]]. [[Basketball]] has been also one of the most popular sports in Pristina and is represented by [[KB Prishtina]]. It is the most successful basketball club in Kosovo and is part of the Balkan League.<ref>{{cite web\|title=Sigal Prishtina hap etapën e re në basketboll\|url=http://www.koha.net/arkiva/?page=1,18,121113\|access-date=1 March 2014\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140908021533/http://koha.net/arkiva/?page=1,18,121113\|archive-date=8 September 2014\|url-status=dead\|df=dmy-all}}</ref> Joining it in the Superleague is another team from Pristina, RTV 21.<ref>{{cite web\|title=ETC SUPERLIGA\|url=http://www.basketbolli.com/sq/league/etc-superliga\|access-date=1 March 2014\|url-status=dead\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140402174016/http://www.basketbolli.com/sq/league/etc-superliga\|archive-date=2 April 2014}}</ref>

	[[Streetball Kosova\|Streetball]] is a traditionally organized sport and cultural event at the [[Germia Park]] since 2000. Apart from indoor basketball success, Che Bar team has been crowned the champion of the national championship in 2013. This victory coincided with Streetball Kosovo's acceptance in [[FIBA]].<ref>{{cite web\|title=Che Bar kampione e Kosovës në Streetball\|url=http://www.kosovastreetball.org/\|access-date=1 March 2014}}</ref> [[Team handball\|Handball]] is also very popular. Pristina's representatives are recognized internationally and play international matches.{{citation needed\|date=September 2015}}		[[Streetball Kosova\|Streetball]] is a traditionally organized sport and cultural event at the [[Germia Park]] since 2000. Apart from indoor basketball success, Che Bar team has been crowned the champion of the national championship in 2013. This victory coincided with Streetball Kosovo's acceptance in [[FIBA]].<ref>{{cite web\|title=Che Bar kampione e Kosovës në Streetball\|url=http://www.kosovastreetball.org/\|access-date=1 March 2014}}</ref> [[Team handball\|Handball]] is also very popular. Pristina's representatives are recognized internationally and play international matches.{{citation needed\|date=September 2015}}

		⚫	[[File:Street-eu3.jpg\|230px\|thumb\|right\|[[Streetball Kosova\|Streetballers]] at the [[Germia Park]]]]

	In September 2023, Pristina was named host city for the [[2030 Mediterranean Games]].		In September 2023, Pristina was named host city for the [[2030 Mediterranean Games]].

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	In the 2011 census, there were 198,897 people residing in Pristina municipality.<ref name="Census 2011">{{cite web \|publisher=[[Kosovo Agency of Statistics]] \|title=Regjistrimi i Popullsisë, Ekonomive Familjare dhe Banesave në Kosovë 2011 – Rezultatet Përfundimtare: Të Dhënat Demografike sipas Komunave \|url=http://ask.rks-gov.net/rekos2011/repository/docs/Te_dhenat_kryesore_demografike_sipas_komunave.pdf \|access-date=4 October 2021 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304081103/http://ask.rks-gov.net/rekos2011/repository/docs/Te%20dhenat%20kryesore%20demografike%20sipas%20komunave.pdf \|archive-date=4 March 2016 \|page=14 \|language=sq \|url-status=dead}}</ref> The urban population of Pristina municipality was approximately 160,000, while the rural population was around 37,000.<ref name="Census 2011" /> With a population density of 380,3 people per square kilometre, Pristina is the third most densely populated municipality of Kosovo.<ref>{{cite web \|publisher=[[Kosovo Agency of Statistics]] (KAS) \|title=Kosovo Census Atlas \|url=https://ask.rks-gov.net/media/2009/kosovo-census-atlas-2011.pdf \|access-date=7 October 2021 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210517072507/https://ask.rks-gov.net/media/2009/kosovo-census-atlas-2011.pdf \|archive-date=17 May 2021 \|page=10 \|url-status=live}}</ref>		In the 2011 census, there were 198,897 people residing in Pristina municipality.<ref name="Census 2011">{{cite web \|publisher=[[Kosovo Agency of Statistics]] \|title=Regjistrimi i Popullsisë, Ekonomive Familjare dhe Banesave në Kosovë 2011 – Rezultatet Përfundimtare: Të Dhënat Demografike sipas Komunave \|url=http://ask.rks-gov.net/rekos2011/repository/docs/Te_dhenat_kryesore_demografike_sipas_komunave.pdf \|access-date=4 October 2021 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304081103/http://ask.rks-gov.net/rekos2011/repository/docs/Te%20dhenat%20kryesore%20demografike%20sipas%20komunave.pdf \|archive-date=4 March 2016 \|page=14 \|language=sq \|url-status=dead}}</ref> The urban population of Pristina municipality was approximately 160,000, while the rural population was around 37,000.<ref name="Census 2011" /> With a population density of 380,3 people per square kilometre, Pristina is the third most densely populated municipality of Kosovo.<ref>{{cite web \|publisher=[[Kosovo Agency of Statistics]] (KAS) \|title=Kosovo Census Atlas \|url=https://ask.rks-gov.net/media/2009/kosovo-census-atlas-2011.pdf \|access-date=7 October 2021 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210517072507/https://ask.rks-gov.net/media/2009/kosovo-census-atlas-2011.pdf \|archive-date=17 May 2021 \|page=10 \|url-status=live}}</ref>

			The population of Pristina grew by 14.2% between 2011 and 2024, which shows the rapid rate of [[urbanization]] in both the city and Kosovo as a whole.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Prishtina is Everywhere – Turbo Urbanism: the Aftermath of a Crisis \|url=https://archis.org/books/prishtina-is-everywhere-turbo-urbanism-the-aftermath-of-a-crisis/ \|access-date=2024-09-27 \|website=Archis \|language=en-US}}</ref>

	=== Ethnicity ===		=== Ethnicity ===

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	{{About\|the city in Kosovo\|other uses\|Pristina (disambiguation)}}		{{About\|the city in Kosovo\|other uses\|Pristina (disambiguation)}}
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	In the 2011 census, there were 198,897 people residing in Pristina municipality.<ref name="Census 2011">{{cite web \|publisher=[[Kosovo Agency of Statistics]] \|title=Regjistrimi i Popullsisë, Ekonomive Familjare dhe Banesave në Kosovë 2011 – Rezultatet Përfundimtare: Të Dhënat Demografike sipas Komunave \|url=http://ask.rks-gov.net/rekos2011/repository/docs/Te_dhenat_kryesore_demografike_sipas_komunave.pdf \|access-date=4 October 2021 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304081103/http://ask.rks-gov.net/rekos2011/repository/docs/Te%20dhenat%20kryesore%20demografike%20sipas%20komunave.pdf \|archive-date=4 March 2016 \|page=14 \|language=sq \|url-status=dead}}</ref> The urban population of Pristina municipality was approximately 160,000, while the rural population was around 37,000.<ref name="Census 2011" /> With a population density of 380,3 people per square kilometre, Pristina is the third most densely populated municipality of Kosovo.<ref>{{cite web \|publisher=[[Kosovo Agency of Statistics]] (KAS) \|title=Kosovo Census Atlas \|url=https://ask.rks-gov.net/media/2009/kosovo-census-atlas-2011.pdf \|access-date=7 October 2021 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210517072507/https://ask.rks-gov.net/media/2009/kosovo-census-atlas-2011.pdf \|archive-date=17 May 2021 \|page=10 \|url-status=live}}</ref>		In the 2011 census, there were 198,897 people residing in Pristina municipality.<ref name="Census 2011">{{cite web \|publisher=[[Kosovo Agency of Statistics]] \|title=Regjistrimi i Popullsisë, Ekonomive Familjare dhe Banesave në Kosovë 2011 – Rezultatet Përfundimtare: Të Dhënat Demografike sipas Komunave \|url=http://ask.rks-gov.net/rekos2011/repository/docs/Te_dhenat_kryesore_demografike_sipas_komunave.pdf \|access-date=4 October 2021 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304081103/http://ask.rks-gov.net/rekos2011/repository/docs/Te%20dhenat%20kryesore%20demografike%20sipas%20komunave.pdf \|archive-date=4 March 2016 \|page=14 \|language=sq \|url-status=dead}}</ref> The urban population of Pristina municipality was approximately 160,000, while the rural population was around 37,000.<ref name="Census 2011" /> With a population density of 380,3 people per square kilometre, Pristina is the third most densely populated municipality of Kosovo.<ref>{{cite web \|publisher=[[Kosovo Agency of Statistics]] (KAS) \|title=Kosovo Census Atlas \|url=https://ask.rks-gov.net/media/2009/kosovo-census-atlas-2011.pdf \|access-date=7 October 2021 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210517072507/https://ask.rks-gov.net/media/2009/kosovo-census-atlas-2011.pdf \|archive-date=17 May 2021 \|page=10 \|url-status=live}}</ref>

	The population of Pristina grew by 14.2% between 2011 and 2024, which shows the rapid rate of [[urbanization]] in both the city and Kosovo as a whole.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Prishtina is Everywhere – Turbo Urbanism: the Aftermath of a Crisis \|url=https://archis.org/books/prishtina-is-everywhere-turbo-urbanism-the-aftermath-of-a-crisis/ \|access-date=2024-09-27 \|website=Archis \|language=en-US}}</ref>

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	\| image1 = Xhamia e Gurit Perpara.jpg		\| image1 = Xhamia e Gurit Perpara.jpg
	\| caption1 = The Çarshi Mosque stands as the oldest building in Pristina		\| caption1 = The [[Çarshi Mosque]] stands as the oldest building in Pristina
	\| image2 = Mother Teresa Cathedral3.jpg		\| image2 = Mother Teresa Cathedral3.jpg
	\| caption2 = The [[Cathedral of Saint Mother Teresa]] is a [[Roman Catholic]] catedral dedicated to [[Mother Teresa]]		\| caption2 = The [[Cathedral of Saint Mother Teresa]] is a [[Roman Catholic]] catedral dedicated to [[Mother Teresa]]
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	By religion, there were 193,474 (97.27%) [[Islam\|Muslims]], 1,170 (0.59%) [[Roman Catholicism\|Roman Catholics]], 480 (0.24%) [[Eastern orthodoxy\|Orthodox]], 344 (0.17%) of other religions and 660 (0.33%) [[irreligious]].<ref name="2011 Census Ethnicity and Language" /><ref name="Religion 2011">{{cite web \|title=Religious composition of Kosovo 2011 \|url=http://pop-stat.mashke.org/kosovo-religion-loc2011.htm \|website=pop-stat.mashke.org \|language=sq}}</ref> Kosovo is a [[secular state]] with no [[state religion]]. The freedom of [[freedom of belief\|belief]], [[Freedom of conscience\|conscience]] and [[Freedom of religion\|religion]] is explicitly guaranteed in the [[Constitution of Kosovo]].<ref>{{cite web \|title=Constitution of the Republic of Kosovo \|url=http://www.kryeministri-ks.net/repository/docs/Constitution1Kosovo.pdf \|website=kryeministri-ks.net \|page=17 \|language=en }}</ref><ref>{{cite web \|title=KOSOVO 2017 INTERNATIONAL RELIGIOUS FREEDOM REPORT \|url=https://www.state.gov/documents/organization/281166.pdf \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180529205635/https://www.state.gov/documents/organization/281166.pdf \|url-status=dead \|archive-date=2018-05-29 \|website=state.gov \|language=en }}</ref> [[Islam]] is the most widely practiced religion among the people of Pristina, but Pristina has centers of worship for a multitude of faiths for its population.		By religion, there were 193,474 (97.27%) [[Islam\|Muslims]], 1,170 (0.59%) [[Roman Catholicism\|Roman Catholics]], 480 (0.24%) [[Eastern orthodoxy\|Orthodox]], 344 (0.17%) of other religions and 660 (0.33%) [[irreligious]].<ref name="2011 Census Ethnicity and Language" /><ref name="Religion 2011">{{cite web \|title=Religious composition of Kosovo 2011 \|url=http://pop-stat.mashke.org/kosovo-religion-loc2011.htm \|website=pop-stat.mashke.org \|language=sq}}</ref> Kosovo is a [[secular state]] with no [[state religion]]. The freedom of [[freedom of belief\|belief]], [[Freedom of conscience\|conscience]] and [[Freedom of religion\|religion]] is explicitly guaranteed in the [[Constitution of Kosovo]].<ref>{{cite web \|title=Constitution of the Republic of Kosovo \|url=http://www.kryeministri-ks.net/repository/docs/Constitution1Kosovo.pdf \|website=kryeministri-ks.net \|page=17 \|language=en }}</ref><ref>{{cite web \|title=KOSOVO 2017 INTERNATIONAL RELIGIOUS FREEDOM REPORT \|url=https://www.state.gov/documents/organization/281166.pdf \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180529205635/https://www.state.gov/documents/organization/281166.pdf \|url-status=dead \|archive-date=2018-05-29 \|website=state.gov \|language=en }}</ref> [[Islam]] is the most widely practiced religion among the people of Pristina, but Pristina has centers of worship for a multitude of faiths for its population.

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	In the 2011 census, there were 198,897 people residing in Pristina municipality.<ref name="Census 2011">{{cite web \|publisher=[[Kosovo Agency of Statistics]] \|title=Regjistrimi i Popullsisë, Ekonomive Familjare dhe Banesave në Kosovë 2011 – Rezultatet Përfundimtare: Të Dhënat Demografike sipas Komunave \|url=http://ask.rks-gov.net/rekos2011/repository/docs/Te_dhenat_kryesore_demografike_sipas_komunave.pdf \|access-date=4 October 2021 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304081103/http://ask.rks-gov.net/rekos2011/repository/docs/Te%20dhenat%20kryesore%20demografike%20sipas%20komunave.pdf \|archive-date=4 March 2016 \|page=14 \|language=sq \|url-status=dead}}</ref> The urban population of Pristina municipality was approximately 160,000, while the rural population was around 37,000.<ref name="Census 2011" /> With a population density of 380,3 people per square kilometre, Pristina is the third most densely populated municipality of Kosovo.<ref>{{cite web \|publisher=[[Kosovo Agency of Statistics]] (KAS) \|title=Kosovo Census Atlas \|url=https://ask.rks-gov.net/media/2009/kosovo-census-atlas-2011.pdf \|access-date=7 October 2021 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210517072507/https://ask.rks-gov.net/media/2009/kosovo-census-atlas-2011.pdf \|archive-date=17 May 2021 \|page=10 \|url-status=live}}</ref>		In the 2011 census, there were 198,897 people residing in Pristina municipality.<ref name="Census 2011">{{cite web \|publisher=[[Kosovo Agency of Statistics]] \|title=Regjistrimi i Popullsisë, Ekonomive Familjare dhe Banesave në Kosovë 2011 – Rezultatet Përfundimtare: Të Dhënat Demografike sipas Komunave \|url=http://ask.rks-gov.net/rekos2011/repository/docs/Te_dhenat_kryesore_demografike_sipas_komunave.pdf \|access-date=4 October 2021 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304081103/http://ask.rks-gov.net/rekos2011/repository/docs/Te%20dhenat%20kryesore%20demografike%20sipas%20komunave.pdf \|archive-date=4 March 2016 \|page=14 \|language=sq \|url-status=dead}}</ref> The urban population of Pristina municipality was approximately 160,000, while the rural population was around 37,000.<ref name="Census 2011" /> With a population density of 380,3 people per square kilometre, Pristina is the third most densely populated municipality of Kosovo.<ref>{{cite web \|publisher=[[Kosovo Agency of Statistics]] (KAS) \|title=Kosovo Census Atlas \|url=https://ask.rks-gov.net/media/2009/kosovo-census-atlas-2011.pdf \|access-date=7 October 2021 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210517072507/https://ask.rks-gov.net/media/2009/kosovo-census-atlas-2011.pdf \|archive-date=17 May 2021 \|page=10 \|url-status=live}}</ref>

			The population of Pristina grew by 14.2% between 2011 and 2024, which shows the rapid rate of [[urbanization]] in both the city and Kosovo as a whole.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Prishtina is Everywhere – Turbo Urbanism: the Aftermath of a Crisis \|url=https://archis.org/books/prishtina-is-everywhere-turbo-urbanism-the-aftermath-of-a-crisis/ \|access-date=2024-09-27 \|website=Archis \|language=en-US}}</ref>

	=== Ethnicity ===		=== Ethnicity ===

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	In the 2011 census, there were 198,897 people residing in Pristina municipality.<ref name="Census 2011">{{cite web \|publisher=[[Kosovo Agency of Statistics]] \|title=Regjistrimi i Popullsisë, Ekonomive Familjare dhe Banesave në Kosovë 2011 – Rezultatet Përfundimtare: Të Dhënat Demografike sipas Komunave \|url=http://ask.rks-gov.net/rekos2011/repository/docs/Te_dhenat_kryesore_demografike_sipas_komunave.pdf \|access-date=4 October 2021 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304081103/http://ask.rks-gov.net/rekos2011/repository/docs/Te%20dhenat%20kryesore%20demografike%20sipas%20komunave.pdf \|archive-date=4 March 2016 \|page=14 \|language=sq \|url-status=dead}}</ref> The urban population of Pristina municipality was approximately 160,000, while the rural population was around 37,000.<ref name="Census 2011" /> With a population density of 380,3 people per square kilometre, Pristina is the third most densely populated municipality of Kosovo.<ref>{{cite web \|publisher=[[Kosovo Agency of Statistics]] (KAS) \|title=Kosovo Census Atlas \|url=https://ask.rks-gov.net/media/2009/kosovo-census-atlas-2011.pdf \|access-date=7 October 2021 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210517072507/https://ask.rks-gov.net/media/2009/kosovo-census-atlas-2011.pdf \|archive-date=17 May 2021 \|page=10 \|url-status=live}}</ref>		In the 2011 census, there were 198,897 people residing in Pristina municipality.<ref name="Census 2011">{{cite web \|publisher=[[Kosovo Agency of Statistics]] \|title=Regjistrimi i Popullsisë, Ekonomive Familjare dhe Banesave në Kosovë 2011 – Rezultatet Përfundimtare: Të Dhënat Demografike sipas Komunave \|url=http://ask.rks-gov.net/rekos2011/repository/docs/Te_dhenat_kryesore_demografike_sipas_komunave.pdf \|access-date=4 October 2021 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304081103/http://ask.rks-gov.net/rekos2011/repository/docs/Te%20dhenat%20kryesore%20demografike%20sipas%20komunave.pdf \|archive-date=4 March 2016 \|page=14 \|language=sq \|url-status=dead}}</ref> The urban population of Pristina municipality was approximately 160,000, while the rural population was around 37,000.<ref name="Census 2011" /> With a population density of 380,3 people per square kilometre, Pristina is the third most densely populated municipality of Kosovo.<ref>{{cite web \|publisher=[[Kosovo Agency of Statistics]] (KAS) \|title=Kosovo Census Atlas \|url=https://ask.rks-gov.net/media/2009/kosovo-census-atlas-2011.pdf \|access-date=7 October 2021 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210517072507/https://ask.rks-gov.net/media/2009/kosovo-census-atlas-2011.pdf \|archive-date=17 May 2021 \|page=10 \|url-status=live}}</ref>

			=== Ethnicity ===
	In terms of ethnicity, Pristina's inhabitants were 97.77% [[Albanians\|Albanian]], 1.08% [[Turkish people\|Turkish]], 0.28% [[Ashkali and Balkan Egyptians\|Ashkali]], 0.22% [[Serbs\|Serbian]], 0.2% [[Bosniaks\|Bosniak]], 0.1% [[Gorani people\|Gorani]] and 0.03% [[Romani people\|Romani]].<ref name="2011 Census Ethnicity and Language">{{cite web \|publisher=[[Kosovo Agency of Statistics]] (KAS) \|title=Regjistrimi i Popullsisë, Ekonomive Familjare dhe Banesave në Kosovë 2011–Rezultatet përfundimtare \|url=https://ask.rks-gov.net/media/2074/te-dhenat-kryesore.pdf \|access-date=2 October 2021 \|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20200110085827/https://ask.rks-gov.net/media/2074/te-dhenat-kryesore.pdf \|archive-date=10 January 2020 \|pages=143–149 \|language=sq \|url-status=live}}</ref> By language, 98.09% spoke [[Albanian language\|Albanian]] as a first language. Other spoken languages in Pristina municipality were [[Turkish language\|Turkish]] (1.04%), [[Serbian language\|Serbian]] (0.25%) and [[Romani language\|Romani]] (0.03%).<ref name="2011 Census Ethnicity and Language"/> By religion, there were 193,474 (97.27%) [[Islam\|Muslims]], 1,170 (0.59%) [[Roman Catholicism\|Roman Catholics]], 480 (0.24%) [[Eastern orthodoxy\|Orthodox]], 344 (0.17%) of other religions and 660 (0.33%) [[irreligious]].<ref name="2011 Census Ethnicity and Language"/>~~<ref~~ ~~name="Religion 2011">{{cite web \|title=Religious composition of Kosovo 2011 \|url=http://pop-stat.mashke.org/kosovo-religion-loc2011.htm \|website=pop-stat.mashke.org \|language=sq}}</ref>~~		In terms of ethnicity, Pristina's inhabitants were 97.77% [[Albanians\|Albanian]], 1.08% [[Turkish people\|Turkish]], 0.28% [[Ashkali and Balkan Egyptians\|Ashkali]], 0.22% [[Serbs\|Serbian]], 0.2% [[Bosniaks\|Bosniak]], 0.1% [[Gorani people\|Gorani]] and 0.03% [[Romani people\|Romani]].<ref name="2011 Census Ethnicity and Language">{{cite web \|publisher=[[Kosovo Agency of Statistics]] (KAS) \|title=Regjistrimi i Popullsisë, Ekonomive Familjare dhe Banesave në Kosovë 2011–Rezultatet përfundimtare \|url=https://ask.rks-gov.net/media/2074/te-dhenat-kryesore.pdf \|access-date=2 October 2021 \|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20200110085827/https://ask.rks-gov.net/media/2074/te-dhenat-kryesore.pdf \|archive-date=10 January 2020 \|pages=143–149 \|language=sq \|url-status=live}}</ref> By language, 98.09% spoke [[Albanian language\|Albanian]] as a first language. Other spoken languages in Pristina municipality were [[Turkish language\|Turkish]] (1.04%), [[Serbian language\|Serbian]] (0.25%) and [[Romani language\|Romani]] (0.03%).<ref name="2011 Census Ethnicity and Language" />

			=== Religion ===
	Kosovo is a [[secular state]] with no [[state religion]]. The freedom of [[freedom of belief\|belief]], [[Freedom of conscience\|conscience]] and [[Freedom of religion\|religion]] is explicitly guaranteed in the [[Constitution of Kosovo]].<ref>{{cite web \|title=Constitution of the Republic of Kosovo \|url=http://www.kryeministri-ks.net/repository/docs/Constitution1Kosovo.pdf \|website=kryeministri-ks.net \|page=17 \|language=en }}</ref><ref>{{cite web \|title=KOSOVO 2017 INTERNATIONAL RELIGIOUS FREEDOM REPORT \|url=https://www.state.gov/documents/organization/281166.pdf \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180529205635/https://www.state.gov/documents/organization/281166.pdf \|url-status=dead \|archive-date=2018-05-29 \|website=state.gov \|language=en }}</ref> [[Islam]] and [[Christianity]] are the most widely practiced religions among the people of Pristina. ~~The remaining 1.9% of the population reported having no religion, or another religion, or did not provide an adequate answer.<ref name="Religion 2011"/>~~ Pristina has ~~centres~~ of worship for a multitude of faiths for its population. The [[Cathedral of Saint Mother Teresa\|Cathedral of Pristina]] is perhaps the largest [[cathedral]] in Kosovo and is named in honour of the [[Albanians in the Republic of Macedonia\|Albanian]] [[Roman Catholic]] nun and missionary, [[Mother Teresa]]. Some of the [[mosque]]s of Pristina, among others the [[Imperial Mosque (Pristina)\|Imperial Mosque]] and [[Çarshi Mosque]], are centuries old and were built during the [[Middle Ages]] by the [[Ottoman Empire\|Ottomans]].		By religion, there were 193,474 (97.27%) [[Islam\|Muslims]], 1,170 (0.59%) [[Roman Catholicism\|Roman Catholics]], 480 (0.24%) [[Eastern orthodoxy\|Orthodox]], 344 (0.17%) of other religions and 660 (0.33%) [[irreligious]].<ref name="2011 Census Ethnicity and Language" /><ref name="Religion 2011">{{cite web \|title=Religious composition of Kosovo 2011 \|url=http://pop-stat.mashke.org/kosovo-religion-loc2011.htm \|website=pop-stat.mashke.org \|language=sq}}</ref> Kosovo is a [[secular state]] with no [[state religion]]. The freedom of [[freedom of belief\|belief]], [[Freedom of conscience\|conscience]] and [[Freedom of religion\|religion]] is explicitly guaranteed in the [[Constitution of Kosovo]].<ref>{{cite web \|title=Constitution of the Republic of Kosovo \|url=http://www.kryeministri-ks.net/repository/docs/Constitution1Kosovo.pdf \|website=kryeministri-ks.net \|page=17 \|language=en }}</ref><ref>{{cite web \|title=KOSOVO 2017 INTERNATIONAL RELIGIOUS FREEDOM REPORT \|url=https://www.state.gov/documents/organization/281166.pdf \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180529205635/https://www.state.gov/documents/organization/281166.pdf \|url-status=dead \|archive-date=2018-05-29 \|website=state.gov \|language=en }}</ref> [[Islam]] and [[Christianity]] are the most widely practiced religions among the people of Pristina. Pristina has centers of worship for a multitude of faiths for its population. The [[Cathedral of Saint Mother Teresa\|Cathedral of Pristina]] is perhaps the largest [[cathedral]] in Kosovo and is named in honour of the [[Albanians in the Republic of Macedonia\|Albanian]] [[Roman Catholic]] nun and missionary, [[Mother Teresa]]. Some of the [[mosque]]s of Pristina, among others the [[Imperial Mosque (Pristina)\|Imperial Mosque]] and [[Çarshi Mosque]], are centuries old and were built during the [[Middle Ages]] by the [[Ottoman Empire\|Ottomans]].

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	[[File:Prishtina International Airport "Adem Jashari" Limak Kosovo.jpg~~\|230px~~\|thumb~~\|right~~\|The terminal of [[Pristina International Airport\|Adem Jashari International Airport]].]]		[[File:Prishtina International Airport "Adem Jashari" Limak Kosovo.jpg\|thumb\|The terminal of [[Pristina International Airport\|Adem Jashari International Airport]].]]

	Pristina constitutes the [[economic]] and [[financial]] heart of Kosovo, in part due to its high population, modern [[infrastructure]] and [[Geography of Kosovo\|geographical location]] in the center of the country. Following the [[independence of Kosovo]], the city has undergone significant improvements and developments vastly modernizing and expanding the [[economy]], infrastructure and most notably [[transportation]] by [[Air transport\|air]], [[Rail transport\|rail]] and [[Road transport\|road]].<ref>[http://kk.rks-gov.net/prishtina/Projects/Buxheti/Infrastrukture.aspx Komuna e Prishtinës: Investime të mëdha në infrastrukturë] {{Webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100727162721/http://kk.rks-gov.net/prishtina/Projects/Buxheti/Infrastrukture.aspx \|date=2010-07-27 }}.</ref>		Pristina constitutes the [[economic]] and [[financial]] heart of Kosovo, in part due to its high population, modern [[infrastructure]] and [[Geography of Kosovo\|geographical location]] in the center of the country. Following the [[independence of Kosovo]], the city has undergone significant improvements and developments vastly modernizing and expanding the [[economy]], infrastructure and most notably [[transportation]] by [[Air transport\|air]], [[Rail transport\|rail]] and [[Road transport\|road]].<ref>[http://kk.rks-gov.net/prishtina/Projects/Buxheti/Infrastrukture.aspx Komuna e Prishtinës: Investime të mëdha në infrastrukturë] {{Webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100727162721/http://kk.rks-gov.net/prishtina/Projects/Buxheti/Infrastrukture.aspx \|date=2010-07-27 }}.</ref>
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	Football is the most popular sport in the city. It is represented by [[FC Prishtina]], which plays their home games in the [[Fadil Vokrri Stadium]]. [[Basketball]] has been also one of the most popular sports in Pristina and is represented by [[KB Prishtina]]. It is the most successful basketball club in Kosovo and is part of the Balkan League.<ref>{{cite web\|title=Sigal Prishtina hap etapën e re në basketboll\|url=http://www.koha.net/arkiva/?page=1,18,121113\|access-date=1 March 2014\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140908021533/http://koha.net/arkiva/?page=1,18,121113\|archive-date=8 September 2014\|url-status=dead\|df=dmy-all}}</ref> Joining it in the Superleague is another team from Pristina, RTV 21.<ref>{{cite web\|title=ETC SUPERLIGA\|url=http://www.basketbolli.com/sq/league/etc-superliga\|access-date=1 March 2014\|url-status=dead\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140402174016/http://www.basketbolli.com/sq/league/etc-superliga\|archive-date=2 April 2014}}</ref>		Football is the most popular sport in the city. It is represented by [[FC Prishtina]], which plays their home games in the [[Fadil Vokrri Stadium]]. [[Basketball]] has been also one of the most popular sports in Pristina and is represented by [[KB Prishtina]]. It is the most successful basketball club in Kosovo and is part of the Balkan League.<ref>{{cite web\|title=Sigal Prishtina hap etapën e re në basketboll\|url=http://www.koha.net/arkiva/?page=1,18,121113\|access-date=1 March 2014\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140908021533/http://koha.net/arkiva/?page=1,18,121113\|archive-date=8 September 2014\|url-status=dead\|df=dmy-all}}</ref> Joining it in the Superleague is another team from Pristina, RTV 21.<ref>{{cite web\|title=ETC SUPERLIGA\|url=http://www.basketbolli.com/sq/league/etc-superliga\|access-date=1 March 2014\|url-status=dead\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140402174016/http://www.basketbolli.com/sq/league/etc-superliga\|archive-date=2 April 2014}}</ref>

	[[File:Street-eu3.jpg~~\|230px~~\|thumb\|[[Streetball Kosova\|Streetballers]] at the [[Germia Park]]\|left]]		[[File:Street-eu3.jpg\|thumb\|[[Streetball Kosova\|Streetballers]] at the [[Germia Park]]\|left]]

	[[Streetball Kosova\|Streetball]] is a traditionally organized sport and cultural event at the [[Germia Park]] since 2000. Apart from indoor basketball success, Che Bar team has been crowned the champion of the national championship in 2013. This victory coincided with Streetball Kosovo's acceptance in [[FIBA]].<ref>{{cite web\|title=Che Bar kampione e Kosovës në Streetball\|url=http://www.kosovastreetball.org/\|access-date=1 March 2014}}</ref> [[Team handball\|Handball]] is also very popular. Pristina's representatives are recognized internationally and play international matches.{{citation needed\|date=September 2015}}		[[Streetball Kosova\|Streetball]] is a traditionally organized sport and cultural event at the [[Germia Park]] since 2000. Apart from indoor basketball success, Che Bar team has been crowned the champion of the national championship in 2013. This victory coincided with Streetball Kosovo's acceptance in [[FIBA]].<ref>{{cite web\|title=Che Bar kampione e Kosovës në Streetball\|url=http://www.kosovastreetball.org/\|access-date=1 March 2014}}</ref> [[Team handball\|Handball]] is also very popular. Pristina's representatives are recognized internationally and play international matches.{{citation needed\|date=September 2015}}

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⚫	[[File:Street-eu3.jpg\|230px\|thumb\|right\|[[Streetball Kosova\|Streetballers]] at the [[Germia Park]]]]

	Pristina is the center of sport in [[Kosovo]], where activity is organized across amateur and professional levels, sport organizations and clubs, regulated by the [[Kosovo Olympic Committee]] and the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport.<ref name="shega">{{cite web\|title=Departamenti i Sportit:Profili\|url=http://www.mkrs-ks.org/?page=1,48\|access-date=1 March 2014}}</ref> Sport is organized in units called Municipal Leagues. There are seven Municipal Leagues in Pristina. The Football Municipal consists of 18 clubs, the Basketball Municipal 5 clubs, the Handball Municipal 2 clubs, Table Tennis and Chess 6 clubs each, the Karate Municipal 15 and the Tennis Municipal 2 clubs.<ref name="ministria">{{cite web\|title=Sport\|url=http://kk.rks-gov.net/prishtina/Municipality/Departments/Kultures,Rinise,Sportit/Sport.aspx\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101128062509/http://kk.rks-gov.net/prishtina/Municipality/Departments/Kultures,Rinise,Sportit/Sport.aspx\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=28 November 2010\|access-date=2 March 2014}}</ref>		Pristina is the center of sport in [[Kosovo]], where activity is organized across amateur and professional levels, sport organizations and clubs, regulated by the [[Kosovo Olympic Committee]] and the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport.<ref name="shega">{{cite web\|title=Departamenti i Sportit:Profili\|url=http://www.mkrs-ks.org/?page=1,48\|access-date=1 March 2014}}</ref> Sport is organized in units called Municipal Leagues. There are seven Municipal Leagues in Pristina. The Football Municipal consists of 18 clubs, the Basketball Municipal 5 clubs, the Handball Municipal 2 clubs, Table Tennis and Chess 6 clubs each, the Karate Municipal 15 and the Tennis Municipal 2 clubs.<ref name="ministria">{{cite web\|title=Sport\|url=http://kk.rks-gov.net/prishtina/Municipality/Departments/Kultures,Rinise,Sportit/Sport.aspx\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101128062509/http://kk.rks-gov.net/prishtina/Municipality/Departments/Kultures,Rinise,Sportit/Sport.aspx\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=28 November 2010\|access-date=2 March 2014}}</ref>
			[[File:Stadiumi "Fadil Vokrri".jpg\|thumb\|[[Fadil Vokrri Stadium]], the home ground of the [[Kosovo national football team]]]]

	Football is the most popular sport in the city. It is represented by [[FC Prishtina]], which plays their home games in the [[Fadil Vokrri Stadium]]. [[Basketball]] has been also one of the most popular sports in Pristina and is represented by [[KB Prishtina]]. It is the most successful basketball club in Kosovo and is part of the Balkan League.<ref>{{cite web\|title=Sigal Prishtina hap etapën e re në basketboll\|url=http://www.koha.net/arkiva/?page=1,18,121113\|access-date=1 March 2014\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140908021533/http://koha.net/arkiva/?page=1,18,121113\|archive-date=8 September 2014\|url-status=dead\|df=dmy-all}}</ref> Joining it in the Superleague is another team from Pristina, RTV 21.<ref>{{cite web\|title=ETC SUPERLIGA\|url=http://www.basketbolli.com/sq/league/etc-superliga\|access-date=1 March 2014\|url-status=dead\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140402174016/http://www.basketbolli.com/sq/league/etc-superliga\|archive-date=2 April 2014}}</ref>		Football is the most popular sport in the city. It is represented by [[FC Prishtina]], which plays their home games in the [[Fadil Vokrri Stadium]]. [[Basketball]] has been also one of the most popular sports in Pristina and is represented by [[KB Prishtina]]. It is the most successful basketball club in Kosovo and is part of the Balkan League.<ref>{{cite web\|title=Sigal Prishtina hap etapën e re në basketboll\|url=http://www.koha.net/arkiva/?page=1,18,121113\|access-date=1 March 2014\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140908021533/http://koha.net/arkiva/?page=1,18,121113\|archive-date=8 September 2014\|url-status=dead\|df=dmy-all}}</ref> Joining it in the Superleague is another team from Pristina, RTV 21.<ref>{{cite web\|title=ETC SUPERLIGA\|url=http://www.basketbolli.com/sq/league/etc-superliga\|access-date=1 March 2014\|url-status=dead\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140402174016/http://www.basketbolli.com/sq/league/etc-superliga\|archive-date=2 April 2014}}</ref>

	[[Streetball Kosova\|Streetball]] is a traditionally organized sport and cultural event at the [[Germia Park]] since 2000. Apart from indoor basketball success, Che Bar team has been crowned the champion of the national championship in 2013. This victory coincided with Streetball Kosovo's acceptance in [[FIBA]].<ref>{{cite web\|title=Che Bar kampione e Kosovës në Streetball\|url=http://www.kosovastreetball.org/\|access-date=1 March 2014}}</ref> [[Team handball\|Handball]] is also very popular. Pristina's representatives are recognized internationally and play international matches.{{citation needed\|date=September 2015}}		[[Streetball Kosova\|Streetball]] is a traditionally organized sport and cultural event at the [[Germia Park]] since 2000. Apart from indoor basketball success, Che Bar team has been crowned the champion of the national championship in 2013. This victory coincided with Streetball Kosovo's acceptance in [[FIBA]].<ref>{{cite web\|title=Che Bar kampione e Kosovës në Streetball\|url=http://www.kosovastreetball.org/\|access-date=1 March 2014}}</ref> [[Team handball\|Handball]] is also very popular. Pristina's representatives are recognized internationally and play international matches.{{citation needed\|date=September 2015}}

		⚫	[[File:Street-eu3.jpg\|230px\|thumb\|right\|[[Streetball Kosova\|Streetballers]] at the [[Germia Park]]]]

	In September 2023, Pristina was named host city for the [[2030 Mediterranean Games]].		In September 2023, Pristina was named host city for the [[2030 Mediterranean Games]].

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