Kosovo Pomoravlje


Kosovo Pomoravlje or Anamorava, is a valley in Kosovo, in the southern part of the District of Gjilan surrounding the Binač Morava River. It stretches eastward to the Preševo Valley in southern Serbia. The mountains in this region, rising to an altitude of, border the Skopska Crna Gora region in neighboring Macedonia north of Skopje. Gjilan, Kosovska Kamenica, Novo Brdo and Vitina are municipalities located in the region. The region gave its name to Kosovo-Pomoravlje District. It is known for recording the lowest temperature in Kosovo:, on 25 January 1963.

Location

was a district of Serbia until 1999. After the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo took control in 1999, it was transformed into the District of Gjilan. Pomoravlje is about long and wide. It is bordered by the Skopska Crna Gora mountains in the south and the Goljak in the north, and borders Kosovo field in the west. On the east, it borders the Morava Valley. The region's largest cities are Gjilan and Bujanovac.

Name

The region is known as Kosovsko Pomoravlje in Serbian and as Lugina e Anamoraves Binçes in Albanian. Its name is derived from the Binač Morava River, which flows through northern Macedonia, eastern Kosovo and southern Serbia as part of the Great Morava river system.

Geography

The region includes part of the valley and the Karadak and Koznik mountains. Gjilan has six municipalities and 287 smaller settlements. The spa in Klokot has several thermal springs valued for their medicinal qualities.

Climate

At an altitude of above sea level, the region has a mediterranean sub-continental climate with light winds. Rainfall is light, and winter often brings rain and wet snow from the north; southern and southwestern winds tend to bring warm, dry weather. The region's average annual temperature is. January's average is, and July's is.

Hydrography

Tributaries of the Morava river system include the Karadak and Lapušnica rivers. The Preševo Valley is a corridor between the Morava and Vardar valleys, and the Morava valley's wetlands are home to many species of birds.

Transportation

Rail traffic passes through the valley near the tributaries.