Deçan

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Deçan is a town in western Kosovo known for its historic Serbian Orthodox Dečani Monastery, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

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Label Occurrences
Deçan canonical 4

Statements (40)

Predicate Object
instanceOf town
climate humid continental climate
coordinateLocation 42.540°N 20.290°E
country Kosovo
countryCallingCode +383
economyActivity agriculture
livestock farming
small-scale trade
elevation approximately 550 metres above sea level
hasAlternativeName Dechan
Dečani
hasCulturalSignificance important center for Serbian Orthodox heritage
part of Albanian cultural and historical region of Dukagjin
hasEthnicCommunity Albanians
Serbs
hasHeritageSite Dečani Monastery
surface form: Visoki Dečani Monastery
hasNearbyFeature Prokletije mountains
surface form: Bjeshkët e Nemuna (Prokletije) mountains

Dečani Monastery
hasOfficialName Deçan self-link
hasReligiousSite Deçan Mosque
heritageDesignationOfNearbySite UNESCO World Heritage Site
historicalEventContext Kosovo War
locatedIn western Kosovo
locatedInAdministrativeEntity District of Gjakova
Municipality of Deçan
locatedInRegion Metohija
locatedOnRiver Deçan River
majorReligion Islam
Serbian Orthodox Church
surface form: Serbian Orthodox Christianity
municipalSeatOf Municipality of Deçan
nearBorderWith Albania
officialLanguage Albanian
partOf Kosovo
surface form: Republic of Kosovo
postalCode 51000-series (local code)
recognizedMinorityLanguage Serbian
roadConnection Gjakova
surface form: connected to Gjakova

connected to Peja
timeZone Central European Summer Time
Central European Time
UNESCOListingContext Medieval Monuments in Kosovo World Heritage serial property
surface form: Medieval Monuments in Kosovo

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Deçan hasOfficialName Deçan self-link
Dukagjin region hasCity Deçan