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ULPIANA lokaliteti arkeologjik
ULPIANA lokaliteti arkeologjik

Ulpiana was an ancient Roman city located in what is today Kosovo. It was also named Justiniana Secunda (Latin: Iustiniana Secunda, Albanian: Justinianë Sekundë. Ulpiana is located in the municipality of Gračanica, 12 km southeast of Pristina. The Minicipium Ulpiana or Iustiniana Secunda was proclaimed an archaeological park under the permanent protection of Kosovo by the Kosova Council for Cultural Heritage in 2016. The archaeological park has an area of 161.10 hectares and a surrounding protection zone of 96.23 hectares. Ulpiana was among the largest settlements in the Balkans in late antiquity.

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Ulpiana
Vožda Karađorđa, Municipality of Gračanica / Graçanica

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Parku Arkeologjik Ulpiana (Municipium Ulpiana)

Vožda Karađorđa
10500 Municipality of Gračanica / Graçanica
Kosovo
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