City
Pristina
Capital of Kosovo
What guided this image
- Landmarks
- National Library of Kosovo; Cathedral of Saint Mother Teresa; Imperial Mosque; Ottoman Clock Tower; Mother Teresa Boulevard; Gërmia Park; Grand Hotel Prishtina and the Palace of Youth and Sports; Ottoman-era
- Viewpoint
- Favor an elevated viewpoint overlooking the city from the hills of Dragodan (Arbëria) looking east toward the center, capturing the unique honeycomb domes of the National Library and Mother Teresa Cathedral tower rising above the urban fabric, backed by the green slopes of Gërmia.
- Palette
- Green should be the predominant color, especially in the thick oak and pine forests of Gërmia Park, linden trees along the boulevards, and hillside gardens.
- Guarded against
- Not a generic Balkan or Mediterranean town
Population550,000Wikidata: 207,477
Coordinates42.67°N, 21.17°E
Elevation652 m
Area572 km²
Time zoneEurope/BelgradeUTC+1
Solar noon11:35clock runs 0.4 h behind the sun
Through the Earth
Dig straight through the Earth from Pristina and you surface in open ocean, nearest to Waitangi, New Zealand — 1,439 km from the exact antipodal point.
Nearest cities in the atlas
| Skopje | MK | 78 km |
| Podgorica | ME | 159 km |
| Sofia | BG | 176 km |
| Tirana | AL | 186 km |
| Belgrade | RS | 243 km |
| Sarajevo | BA | 263 km |
| Bucharest | RO | 444 km |
| Zagreb | HR | 541 km |
Twinned cities
- Ankara TR
- Bursa TR
- Guadalajara MX
- Karachi PK
- Luxembourg LU
- Podgorica ME
- Tirana AL
- Vaduz LI
8 of 10 twinned cities are in this atlas. See the full network →