Raška (region)
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Raška is a geographical and historical region of Serbia. Initially a small borderline district between early medieval Serbia and Bulgaria, and the Byzantine Empire, it became the center of the Grand P
Ruins of the Ras fortress, one of the centers of the Grand Principality of Serbia since mid-12th century
Church of the Holy Apostles Peter and Paul, in the center of the historical Raška region
Sandžak
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Sandžak is a historical and geo-political region in the Balkans, located in the southwestern part of Serbia and the eastern part of Montenegro. The Bosnian/Serbian term Sandžak derives from the Sanjak
Raška (region)
…parts of modern Montenegro, and some of the most eastern parts of modern Bosnia and Herzegovina, and its southern part covering the modern region of Sandžak. In the modern sense, the Raška region in Serbia is situated in the southwestern modern Serbia (including Stari Vlah, see below). The name is derived…
Serbian Orthodox Church of the Holy Apostles Peter and Paul, Ras near Novi Pazar, 8-9th century
Serbian Orthodox Đurđevi Stupovi monastery, near Novi Pazar, 12th century
White Angel, fresco from Serbian Orthodox Mileševa monastery near Prijepolje, c. 1235