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'''Peja'''{{efn|name=fn1|([[Albanian language|Albanian]] [[Definiteness|indefinite]] [[Albanian morphology#Nouns (declension)|form]]: ''Pejë'', {{IPA-sq|ˈpɛj|pron}}) or '''Peć''' ({{lang-sr-Cyrl|Пећ}}, {{IPA-sr|pêːtɕ|pron}})}} is the fourth most populous city in [[Kosovo]] and serves as the seat of the Peja Municipality and the [[District of Peja]]. It is located in the [[Rugova (region)|Rugova]] region on the eastern section of the [[Accursed Mountains]] along the [[Lumbardhi i Pejës|Lumbardhi i Pejës River]] in the western part of Kosovo.
In medieval times the city was under Byzantine and Bulgarian rule. When it was captured by Serbians, it became the seat of the [[Serbian Orthodox Church]] in 1346. The [[Patriarchate of Peć (monastery)|Patriarchal monastery of Peć]] is a [[UNESCO]] [[World Heritage Site]] as part of the [[Medieval Monuments in Kosovo]]. Under Ottoman rule the city
According to the 2011 census, the city of Peja has 48,962 inhabitants, while the municipality has 96,450 inhabitants. The municipality covers an area of {{convert|602|km2|sqmi|0|abbr=on}}, including the city of Peja and 95 villages; it is divided into 28 territorial communities.
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