General maps

Map of Kosovo

Map of Kosovo

Map of Kosovo, from the CIA World Factbook

Topographic map of Kosovo

Map of Kosovo

Map of Kosovo

Map of the self-proclaimed Republic of Kosovo, as recognized by some countries

Map of the Autonomous Province of Kosovo and Metohija in Serbia, as recognized by other countries

Blank map of Kosovo

Blank map of Kosovo

Blank map of Kosovo

Blank map of Kosovo

Flag map of Kosovo

Geographical regions of Kosovo

History maps

This section holds a short summary of the history of the area of present-day Kosovo, illustrated with maps, including historical maps of former countries and empires that included present-day Kosovo.

• See Illyria and Illyrians Gallery

Illyrian ethnogenesis

Prehistoric Illyrians

Iron Age Glasinac culture (around 300 BC)

Ethnic territory of the Illyrians and Illyrian tribes (8th-3rd century BC)

Illyrian lands in the Balkans

Illyrian lands in the Balkans

Illyrian lands in the Balkans

Illyrians, Illyria Barbara, Illyria Graeca, Illyrians Proper and Environs

Approximate extent of the Illyrian territories prior to Roman conquest

Dardanians in the Balkans

Map of Dionysius of Syracuse's military attempts to place Alcetas in the throne of the Molossians (385 BC) - army of Illyrian / Dardanian king Bardyllis also participated in this military intervention

History of Kosovo, Classical antiquity compared to modern borders

Illyrian Kingdom of Agron (250 - 230 BC)

Illyrian Kingdom of Teuta (230 - 228 BC)

228 BC Adriatic Coast)

228 BC Illyrian & Dardanian Kingdoms)

230 BC Adriatic Coast)

230 BC Illyrian & Dardanian Kingdoms)

230-228 BC Teuta's Kingdom)

228-220 BC Roman Client state governed by Demetrius of Pharos)

237 BC Adriatic Coast)

250-230 BC Agron's Kingdom)

Illyrian kingdoms of Illyria and Dardania (3rd century BC, around 230 BC)

Roman Client state governed by Demetrius of Pharos (228 - 220 BC)

Kingdom of Dardania, 3rd-1st century BC

Ancient Dardania

Dardanian Kingdom in relation to later Roman Provinces

Dardani in 6 AD

Territorial development of the Roman Empire 264 BC-192, including the conquest of present-day territory of Kosovo

The extent of the Roman Republic and Roman Empire;

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Camps of the Roman Legions in 80

Map of the Roman Empire in 116

Roman Empire in 117

Dardania inside the Roman province of Moesia Superior

Dardania in the Roman province of Moesia Superior from an old 1820 map

Dardania in the Roman province of Moesia Superior from an old 1830 map

Dardania in the Roman province of Moesia Superior from an old 1865 map

Territory of emperor Galerius during the Tetrarchy

Prefecture of Illyricum, 4th century

Prefecture of Illyricum, 4th century

Prefecture of Illyricum, 4th century

Roman province of Dardania, 4th century

Roman Empire divided 395, showing the dioceses and praetorian prefectures of Gaul, Italy, Illyricum and Oriens (east), roughly analogous to the four Tetrarch zones of influence after Diocletian's reforms.

The division of the Empire after the death of Theodosius I, ca.395 AD superimposed on modern borders.   Western Roman Empire   Eastern Roman Empire

Dardania province in the central Balkans in the Late Roman Empire

Invasions of the Roman Empire 100-500

Invasions of the Roman Empire 100-500

Division of the Roman Empire in 406

Eastern Roman Empire and Western Roman Empire, c.476

Eastern Roman Empire

Eastern Roman Empire under emperor Justinianus

Eastern Roman Empire under emperor Justinianus

Byzantine Empire 550

Byzantine province of Dardania in the 6th century

Albanians in 5th-10th century

Ethnic groups in Kosovo, 6th-8th century (according to the historical atlas for schools, published in Belgrade in 1970, representing a view of Yugoslav historians from that time)

The Byzantine Empire under Basil II, c. 1025

Byzantine Empire 1025

Religion map of the territory of present-day Kosovo in 1054

The Byzantine Empire at the accession of Alexios I Komnenos, c. 1081

Map of the Byzantine Empire under Manuel Komnenos, c.1170.

Byzantine Empire 1180

The region in 1265

The region in 1265

Medieval Serbian states

The region in 1355

Map of the Serbian Empire in 1360 with territory ruled by Branković family

Realm of Vuk Branković in the 14th century

Realm of Vuk Branković in the 14th century

Realm of Vuk Branković in the 14th century

The region in 1400

Growth of the Ottoman Empire

Development of the European part of the Ottoman Empire

Growth of the Ottoman Empire

Ottoman territories in 1455

Patriarchate of Peć (16th-17th century)

Location of the Ottoman Empire in 1683

Map of the Ottoman Empire 1801

Balkans after 1856

Vilayet of Kosovo 1858-1878

Sanjak of Novibazar 1878

Albanian vilayet, proposed by the League of Prizren in 1878

Albanian vilayet, proposed by the League of Prizren in 1878

Albanian vilayet, proposed by the League of Prizren in 1878

Vilayet of Kosovo 1881-1912

Vilayet of Kosovo in 1900

Vilayet of Kosovo in 1905

Vilayet of Kosovo in 1905

Serbian conquest in 1912

Kingdom of Serbia in 1913

Kingdom of Serbia in 1913

Kosovo in World War I

Kingdom of Serbia in 1918, inclusive Kosovo

Kosovo in 1941

Kosovo in 1941

Kosovo in 1941

Kosovo in 1941

Kosovo in 1943

Kosovo in 1941

Kosovo in 1941-1942

Albania in 1941 (including most of Kosovo)

Albania in 1941 (including most of Kosovo)

Kosovo in Yugoslavia

Kosovo in Yugoslavia

Kosovo in Yugoslavia

Kosovo in Yugoslavia

Kosovo in Yugoslavia

Kosovo in Yugoslavia

An animated series of maps showing the breakup of the second Yugoslavia

Wartime 1991

Wartime 1992

Former Yugoslavia compared with the present borders

After the secession of Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Macedonia, Serbia (with Kosovo) and Montenegro continued as the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, renamed in 2003 into Serbia and Montenegro

Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (1992-2003) and Serbia and Montenegro (2003-2006)

Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (1992-2003) and Serbia and Montenegro (2003-2006)

State of Balkania (proposed by Adem Demaçi in 1993)

Central Balkans in 1998.

Damaged Albanian settlements in Kosovo 1998-1999

Kosovar refugees, april 1999

Significant internally displaced persons encampments in Kosovo in 1999

Map of the Operation Horseshoe, alleged Yugoslav plan to expel the Albanian population of Kosovo

Sites in Kosovo where NATO aviation used forbidden munition with depleted uranium during 1999 bombing

Map of Serbia and Montenegro

Location of the FR of Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro) before dissolution

Kosovo in Serbia and Montenegro

KFOR Districts

UNMIK map of Kosovo

Central Balkans in 2010 (de facto situation). Note: Serbia does not recognizing Independence of Kosovo.

Association of Serb municipalities (2013).

Ethnic and religion maps

Ethnic map in 1898

Ethnic map in 1911

Ethnic map in 1911

Ethnic map of the Balkans (1923)

Ethnic map in 1961

Ethnic structure Kosovo and Metohija by settlements 1961

Ethnic structure Kosovo and Metohija by settlements 1961

Share of Serbs on Kosovo and Metohija by settlements 1961

Ethnic structure Kosovo and Metohija by settlements 1971

Ethnic structure Kosovo and Metohija by settlements 1971

Share of Albanians on Kosovo and Metohija by settlements 1971

Ethnic structure Kosovo and Metohija by settlements 1981

Ethnic structure Kosovo and Metohija by settlements 1981

Share of Albanians on Kosovo and Metohija by settlements 1981

Ethnic structure Kosovo and Metohija by settlements 1991

Ethnic structure Kosovo and Metohija by settlements 1991

Religious structure Kosovo and Metohija by settlements 1991

Ethnic map in 1991

Ethnic map in 1991

Ethnic map in 1991

Ethnic map in 2005

Ethnic map in 2005

Albanian population in Kosovo in 2005

Roma population in Kosovo in 2005

Gora Region between Kosovo and Albania

Divisions of Kosovo

Regions of Kosovo

Districts of Kosovo

Municipalities of Kosovo

Municipalities of Kosovo

Municipalities of Kosovo

Municipalities of Kosovo

Municipalities of Kosovo

Municipalities of Kosovo

Municipalities of Kosovo

Municipalities of Kosovo

Cities and towns of Kosovo

North Kosovo

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Politics

International recognition

States which have officially recognized independent Kosovo (map changes requently) (also available as SVG: Image:CountriesRecognizingKosovo.svg)

An interpretation of international recognition (map changes frequently) (also available as PNG: Image:Kosovo_relations.png)

A different interpretation of international recognition (map changes frequently) (also available as PNG: Image:Kosovo_relations2.png)

Albanian context of Kosovo

Proposition of an ethnically accurate Albanian state

Serbian context of Kosovo

Kosovo within Serbia, see also Atlas of Serbia

Kosovo and Metohija within Serbia (in Serbian)

Serbian divisions in Kosovo and Metohija

Kosovo in a Serbia context

Ethnic map of Serbia

Federalized Serbia (proposed by the League of Social Democrats of Vojvodina in 1999)

New regions in Serbia (proposed by the Democratic Party of Serbia in 2002)

New administrative divisions (regions) of Serbia (proposed by the League For Šumadija in 2004)

Notes and references

Entries available in the atlas