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Kosovo is landlocked and borders [[Central Serbia]] north and eastward, the [[Republic of Macedonia]] to the south, [[Albania]] to the west and [[Montenegro]] to the northwest (the latter three recognise it as independent). The largest city and the capital of Kosovo is [[Pristina]] (alternatively spelled ''Prishtina'' or ''Priština''), while other cities include [[Peć]] (Albanian: ''Peja''), [[Prizren]], [[Đakovica]] (''Gjakova''), and [[Kosovska Mitrovica]] (''Mitrovica'').
During [[classical antiquity]], the territory roughly corresponding to present-day Kosovo was inhabited by the [[Dardani]].<ref>Pannonia and Upper Moesia. A History of the Middle Danube Provinces of the Roman Empire. A Mocsy. Pages, 9, 26, 65</ref> Subsequently, [[Dardani]] were conquered by the [[Roman Empire|Roman]], [[Byzantine Empire|Byzantine]], [[Bulgarian Empire|Bulgarian]] and [[Serbian Empire|Serbian]] empires.
After the [[Kosovo War]] and the 1999 [[NATO bombing of Yugoslavia]], the territory came under the interim administration of the United Nations Mission in Kosovo ([[UNMIK]]), most of whose roles were assumed by the European Union [[Rule of law|Rule of Law]] Mission in Kosovo ([[European Union Rule of Law Mission in Kosovo|EULEX]]) in December 2008.<ref>"[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/7772548.stm EU launches Kosovo police mission]", BBC, 9 December 2008. – Retrieved on 19 May 2009.</ref> In February 2008, the [[Assembly of Kosovo]] declared Kosovo's independence as the ''Republic of Kosovo''. Its independence is [[diplomatic recognition|recognised]] by {{Kosovorecognition||UN member states}} and the [[Republic of China]] (Taiwan). On 8 October 2008, upon request of Serbia, the [[United Nations General Assembly|UN General Assembly]] adopted a resolution asking the [[International Court of Justice]] for an [[ICJ advisory opinion on the legality of Kosovo's independence|advisory opinion]] on the issue of Kosovo's [[2008 Kosovo declaration of independence|declaration of independence]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSTRE49780C20081008 |title=U.N. backs Serbia in judicial move on Kosovo | International |publisher=Reuters |date=2008-10-08 |accessdate=2009-07-20}}</ref> On 22 July 2010, the ICJ ruled that Kosovo's declaration of independence did not violate international law, which its president said contains no "prohibitions on declarations of independence".<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/huff-wires/20100722/eu-world-court-kosovo/ |title=World court: Kosovo's independence was legal |agency=Associated Press |date=2010-07-22 |accessdate=2010-07-22}}</ref>
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