Ras, known in modern Serbian historiography as Stari Ras, is a medieval fortress and area located in the vicinity of former market-place of Staro Trgovište, some 10–11 kilometers (6.2–6.8 mi) west of modern-day city of Novi Pazar in Serbia.
Overview of the Stari Ras (Gradina-Pazarište)
The view from Stari Ras.
The cave monastery active in the late 12th and early 13th century.
Remains of Trgovište part of Ras.
Novi Pazar is a city located in the region of Sandžak in southwestern Serbia. As of the 2022 census, the urban area has 71,462 inhabitants, while the city administrative area has 106,720 inhabitants.
The city is the cultural center of the Bosniaks in Serbia and of Sandžak. A multicultural area of Muslims and Orthodox Christians, many monuments of both religions, like the Altun-Alem Mosque and the Church of the Holy Apostles Peter and Paul, are located in the region which has a total of 30 protected monuments of culture.
Image: Novi Pazar noc
Image: Manastir Đurđrvi stupovi Monastery The Tracts of Saint George
Image: Manastir Sopoćani Monastery Sopocani
Image: Stari Ras