Istok
This town in Kosovo's Dukagjini Plain, in the Peja region of the north-west, with a walkable centre offering cafés and restaurants and water access nearby. The wider region is ringed by UNESCO World Heritage sites, and the municipality's terrain rises into mountain elevations, giving visitors a range of landscape within reach.
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- Population40,000
- Nearest water from center 0.3 km0.2 mi
- Nearest mountain from center 2.7 km1.7 mi
Nearest airports
Nearest train stations
Istok: quick answers
Where is Istok?
Istok is in Kosovo, about 57 km35 miles in a straight line from Pristina.
How do you get to Istok?
The nearest airport is Prishtina (PRN), about 1 hr 30 min away by road. The nearest train station is Qarrat, about 57 min away by road.
What's the weather like in Istok?
The warmest month is August, averaging 20°C67°F across day and night; the coolest is January, at -1°C30°F. The wettest month is May, with about 100 mm3.9 in of precipitation. (Monthly averages, 1991–2020.)
What's in Istok?
OpenStreetMap lists 14 restaurants, 21 cafés and 3 places of worship within 2 km of the centre.