Skadarska Krajina

Skadarska Krajina (Montenegrin and Serbian Cyrillic: Скадарска Крајина, "Skadar Frontier"), known simply as Krajina (Крајина, pronounced pronounced [krâjina]; Albanian: Kraja) is a geographical region in southeastern Montenegro stretching from the southern coast of Lake Skadar to the mountain of Rumija, comprising several villages. It is inhabited mainly by Albanians and Montenegrins. The area is divided between the municipalities of Bar and Ulcinj.

Albanian Catholic priest, and author of the oldest published Albanian book, Gjon Buzuku was born in the village of Ljare in Kraja. Based on the last parts of the Priest of Duklja, Krajina was a political centre of Duklja.Jovan Vladimir, the ruler of Duklja (ca. 1000–1016), was interred in the Prečista Krajinska church by his widow Kosara, who also was buried in the church.

The region within Montenegro is located from the eastern border with Albania near the coast of the Adriatic Sea. It is located between Crmnica and Ana Malit regions and stretches out from Ckla village to Šestani, a sub-region often considered as forming part of wider region of Krajina. It is also between Skadar Lake and the Rumija mountain. Within Montenegro, it mainly consists of villages and small hamlets with Ostros being its most populated settlement (Pop. 230 (2003)). Within Albania, the region of Krajina is bordered on the southern flank by the Tarabosh mountains and only encompasses the coastal village of Zogaj on Lake Skadar.

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