Sandžak 

(/ˈsændʒæk/; Serbo-Croatian: Sandžak / Санџак, pronounced [sǎndʒak]; Albanian: Sanxha
ku), also known as Sanjak, is a historical[1][2][3] geo-political region in Serbia and Montenegro.[4] The
name Sandžak derives from the Sanjak of Novi Pazar, a former Ottoman administrative district
founded in 1865. Serbs usually refer to the region by its medieval name of Raška.
Between 1878 and 1909 the region was placed under Austro-Hungarian occupation, following which
it was ceded back to the Ottoman Empire. In 1912 the region was divided between the kingdoms
of Montenegro and Serbia. The most populous city in the region is Novi Pazar in Serbia.

Contents

 1Etymology
 2Geography
 3History
o 3.1Ottoman rule
o 3.2World War I
o 3.3World War II
o 3.4Yugoslav era
o 3.5Modern period
 4Demographics
o 4.1Historical
o 4.2Contemporary
 5Gallery
 6See also
 7References
o 7.1Notes
o 7.2Sources
 8External links

Etymology
Sandžak is the transcription of Turkish sancak (sanjak, "province");[5] the Sanjak of Novi Pazar,
known in Serbo-Croatian as Novopazarski sandžak. In Serbian, the region is known by its pre-
Ottoman name, Raška.

Geography
Sandžak stretches from the southeastern border of Bosnia and Herzegovina[6] to the borders
with Kosovo[7][8][9] and Albania[9] at an area of around 8,500 square kilometers. Six municipalities of
Sandžak are in Serbia (Novi Pazar, Sjenica, Tutin, Prijepolje, Nova Varoš, and Priboj[10]), and five in
Montenegro (Pljevlja, Bijelo Polje, Berane, Rožaje, and Plav[11]). Sometimes the Montenegrin
municipality of Andrijevica is also regarded as part of Sandžak.
The most populated municipality in the region is Novi Pazar (100,410),[12] while other large
municipalities are: Pljevlja (31,060),[13] and Priboj (27,133).[12] In Serbia, the municipalities of Novi
Pazar and Tutin are part of the Raška District,[14] while the municipalities of Sjenica, Prijepolje, Nova
Varoš, and Priboj, are part of the Zlatibor District.[14]
History
See also: Sanjak of Novi Pazar