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Anamorava ( sq, Anamoravë) or Kosovo Pomoravlje ( sr, Косовско Поморавље / ''Kosovsko Pomoravlje'', "Morava Valley, Pomoravlje of Kosovo"), is a valley in the Republic of Kosovo, in the southern part of the District of Gjilan surrounding the Binačka Morava, Morava e Binçës River. It stretches eastward to the Preševo Valley in southern Serbia. The mountains in this region, rising to an altitude of , border the Skopska Crna Gora, Karadak region in north of Skopje. Gjilan, Kamenica, Kosovo, Kamenica, Novo Brdo, Novobërdë and Vitina (town), Viti are Municipalities of Kosovo, municipalities located in the region. The region gave its name to Kosovo-Pomoravlje District, which largely corresponds to its successor District of Gjilan in the Republic of Kosovo. It is known for recording the lowest temperature in Kosovo: , on 25 January 1963.


Name

The region is known as ''Kosovsko Pomoravlje'' (, "Morava Valley of Kosovo") in Serbian language, Serbian and as ' ("Valley of Binač Morava") in Albanian language, Albanian. Its name is derived from the Binačka Morava (Morava e Binçës) River, which flows through northern North Macedonia, eastern Kosovo and southern Serbia as part of the Great Morava river system.


Geography

Kosovo-Pomoravlje District was a districts of Serbia, district of Serbia until 1999. After the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo took control in 1999, it was transformed into the District of Gjilan. Anamorava is about long and wide. It is bordered by the Skopska Crna Gora mountains in the south and the Goljak, Gollak in the north, and borders Kosovo field (Kosovo), Kosovo field in the west. On the east, it borders the Morava Valley. The region's largest city is Gjilan. The region can be divided into Lower Anamorava ( sq, Anamorava e Poshtme) and Upper Anamorava ( sq, Anamorava e Epërme), which is also part of the Skopska Crna Gora, Karadak region. The region includes part of the valley and the Skopska Crna Gora, Karadak region and Koznik mountains. Gjilan has six municipalities and 287 smaller settlements. The spa in Klokot has several thermal springs valued for their medicinal qualities.


Climate

At an altitude of above sea level, the region has a Mediterranean sub-continental (Koppen classification: humid subtropical) climate with light winds (usually from the southeast). Rainfall is light, and winter often brings rain and wet snow from the north; southern and southwestern winds tend to bring warm, dry weather. The region's average annual temperature is . January's average is , and July's is .


Hydrography

Tributaries of the Morava river system include the Karadak and Lapušnica (river), Llapushnica rivers. The Preševo Valley is a corridor between the Morava and Vardar valleys, and the Morava valley's wetlands are home to many species of birds.


Infrastructure


Transportation

Rail traffic passes through the valley near the tributaries.-Transporti nė Kosovė Transportation - Kosovo Pomoravlje
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