Čičavica
Qyqavica is a mountain situated at the center of Kosovo with a length of about 8 km (5 mi) and a width of about 5 km (3 mi). Its highest peak reaches to a height of 1,091 m (3,579 ft). It is in the boundary line between the Drenica region and the Kosovo Plain. The river Sitnica passes close by it. The village of Stanoc i Poshtëm is located to the right of the mountain. Large towns and cities like Prishtina, Vushtri and Obiliq are located close by the mountain.
During the 1998-1999 Kosovo War many villagers took refuge in the mountain until the war ended.
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