Bosniaks of Serbia are a recognized national minority in Serbia. According to the 2022 census, the population of ethnic Bosniaks in Serbia is 153,801, constituting 2.3% of the total population, which makes them the third-largest ethnic group in the country. The vast majority of them live in the southwestern part of the country that borders Montenegro and Kosovo, called Sandžak. Their cultural center is located in Novi Pazar.
Prvomajska Street in Novi Pazar
Sandžak is a historical geo-political region located in the southwestern part of Serbia and the eastern part of Montenegro. The name Sandžak derives from the Sanjak of Novi Pazar, a former Ottoman administrative district founded in 1865.
Church of the Holy Apostles Peter and Paul, Ras near Novi Pazar, 8-9th century
Stari Ras fortress near Novi Pazar, 8th century
Đurđevi Stupovi monastery, near Novi Pazar, 12th century
White Angel, fresco from Mileševa monastery near Prijepolje, c. 1235