Sandžak
E163891
Sandžak is a historically contested region in the western Balkans, straddling modern-day Serbia and Montenegro, known for its significant Bosniak population and multicultural heritage.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sandžak canonical | 8 |
| Sandžak region | 2 |
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geographical region
ⓘ
historical region ⓘ |
| borderedBy |
Bosnia and Herzegovina
ⓘ
Kosovo ⓘ Montenegro interior ⓘ Serbia ⓘ
surface form:
Serbia proper
|
| climate |
continental
ⓘ
mountain climate ⓘ |
| country |
Montenegro
ⓘ
Serbia ⓘ |
| hasEthnicGroup |
Albanians
ⓘ
Montenegrins ⓘ Roma ⓘ Serbs ⓘ |
| hasMajorEthnicGroup | Bosniaks ⓘ |
| hasMinorityIssueContext |
Bosniak national minority in Montenegro
ⓘ
Bosniak national minority in Serbia ⓘ |
| hasMovement | Bosniak autonomy movement ⓘ |
| hasReligiousCommunity |
Roman Catholicism
ⓘ
surface form:
Catholics
Muslims ⓘ Orthodox Christians ⓘ |
| historicalName | Sanjak of Novi Pazar ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Ottoman Empire ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Ottoman-era architecture
ⓘ
multicultural heritage ⓘ religious diversity ⓘ significant Bosniak population ⓘ traditional cuisine ⓘ |
| languageFamilyContext | South Slavic languages ⓘ |
| languageUsed |
Bosnian
ⓘ
Montenegrin ⓘ Serbian ⓘ |
| largestCity | Novi Pazar ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Balkans
ⓘ
Western Balkans ⓘ |
| majorTown |
Berane
ⓘ
Bijelo Polje ⓘ Nova Varoš ⓘ Novi Pazar ⓘ Pljevlja ⓘ Priboj ⓘ Prijepolje ⓘ Rožaje ⓘ Sjenica ⓘ Tutin ⓘ |
| partOf |
Montenegro
ⓘ
Serbia ⓘ |
| politicalStatus | not an official administrative region ⓘ |
| terrain |
karst
ⓘ
mountainous ⓘ |
| wasAdministrativeUnitType | sanjak ⓘ |
Referenced by (10)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Sandžak region
this entity surface form:
Sandžak region