Metohija
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Metohija, also spelled Metohia (Serbian: Метохија; Albanian: Rrafshi i Dukagjinit ("Dukagjin plateau")) is a large basin at the west of the Serbian province of Kosovo and Metohija, which is named after it.
Metohija is 23 kilometers wide at the widest point and about 60 kilometers long, at average altitude of 550 meters above the sea level. Its principal river is White Drim. It is bordered by mountain ranges Mokra Gora from north and northwest, Prokletije from west, Paštrik from southwest, Sar mountain from south and southeast, and Drenica, which separates it from Kosovo in the east and northeast. The largest cities in Metohija are Istok, Peć, Dečani, Đakovica, Orahovac, and Prizren.
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