Metohija
Sign in to saveMetohija (), also known in Albanian as Dukagjin, (, ) is a large basin and the name of the region covering the southwestern part of Kosovo. The region covers 35% (3,891 km2) of Kosovo's total area. According to the 2024 census, the population of the region is 570,147.
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- Settlement.name
- Metohija/Dukagjin
- Settlement.other_name
- Dukagjini
- Settlement.image_map
- frameless
- Settlement.mapsize
- 270
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Districts
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- GjakovaPejaPrizren
- Settlement.area_total_km2
- 3,891
- Settlement.population_as_of
- 2024
- Settlement.population_total
- 570,147
- Settlement.population_density_km2
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Metohija (), also known in Albanian as Dukagjin, (, ) is a large basin and the name of the region covering the southwestern part of Kosovo. The region covers 35% (3,891 km2) of Kosovo's total area. According to the 2024 census, the population of the region is 570,147.
== Names == The name Metohija derives from the Greek word (metóchia; singular , metóchion), meaning "monastic estates" – a reference to the large number of villages and estates in the region that were owned by the Serbian Orthodox monasteries and Mount Athos during the Middle Ages. thumb|Patriarchal Monastery of Peć, the seat of the [[Serbian Orthodox Church from the 14th century. The name Metohija means "monastic estates"]]
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