I have moved back to Bosnia,Sarajevo from Kentucky it's been years since I have been here. Your videos are cool just like your personality. Pravi si Bosanac svaka čast Benjamine keep up the good work I appreciate your interest in our culture and once again you are good people.❤
@@zynga.94 Wdym who asked, you comment and I comment. They have food, the Serbian government just doesn't want invest on them, it seems they wanna have a Kosovo 2.0
@@13thdivision70 the serbian government loves shooting itself in the foot and sandžak is the next independent state that will most likely unite with Bosnia as a result, the region doesn't need any funding from the people they don't like and the people to which they don't belong to, so yes, you're right about another successionist movement
Do not get offended when people tell you it’s weird that you know how to speak X Yugoslavian language, actually you should be proud of yourself. Not many outsiders, knows how to speak, or to understand. We really do appreciate your work. Good luck to you and all the best.
Ben has Croatian-Italian roots...So it wasn't really hard for him to learn our Yugoslavian language as well as Italian...My friend Anna was born and raised in the USA...She learned the Bosnian language very fast...But she has Belorussian roots..And they spoke Beloruski at home..So she was able to understand some Bosnian from the very beginning.....
this is the best youtube video I've seen covering Sandzak so far, which is usually an unexplored area..Thank you for the great content 💯👏👏 ps. you sure have a yugoslavian origin going on come on man, those language skills are too good ;)
Great video svaka cast brate, highlighting a region that even many younger people from former YU republics do not know much about. A region where Orthodoxy touches Islam, and it hasn't been too much conflict and the religion so to say melt together. Therefore one got Bosniaks, national Muslims, and previouly "Serbs of muslims faith" in the same place.
Great video, I am suprised by the more in depth historical understanding you seem to possess, makes the exploration of the area much more interesting. I visit the sandzak frequently as I have family there and it is by far my favorite part of serbia :) PS: Even the majority christian areas of the sandzak have a sizeable muslim minority in the cities as it was the townsfolk that converted to islam for economic and legal purposes and also the turkish/arab officials that settled in jugoslawia stayed in the cities. Hence most businesses there are muslim owned even when they only make up 10% of a towns population.
If your are there in the Summertime i am inviting you to my village to eat traditionel Sandzak food. You can also sleep by my crip as long you want, Brate! Welcome
The Bosniaks or Muslims of 'Sandžak' are very mixed and interesting. Around 40% are descendants of Albanian-speaking Catholic Malisori tribes such as Klementi, Hoti and Shkreli; and another 40% is made up of Serbs from the Brda tribes of what is now Montenegro eg. Kuči, Rovčani, Vasojevići etc. The Albanian Malisori tribes and the Serbian Brda tribes who were settled in Raška (Sandžak of Novi Pazar) by the Ottomans are themselves of the same stock. The Malisori are Albanised Serbs and the Brđani are Slavisized Albanians and Vlahs...and vise versa. The same people really. Along with the Albanian Malisor and Serb Brđani roots of the majority of the Bosniak population of Raška, you also have the descendants of Orthodox Serb/Vlahs from Hercegovina who were settled there - along with of course the local Serbs of Raška who lived there before the colonisation, and who in the mean time have converted to Islam and adopted the Bosniak identity
We in western Sandžak speak eastern-Herzegovinian dialect and have the same traditions as those Bosniaks in Foča or Višegrad. Also south eastern Sandžaklije are still closer to us than they are to Malisor Albanians. Nevertheless we are in central Balkan position and all european influences are present, both east mediterranian, slavic, celtic, germanic and west mediterranian. This is not the case for Albanians what so ever. So in this case Sandzak Bosniaks in general dna profile are completely the same as Montenegrins and Herzegovinians no matter the ethnicity. Much northern in genetic sense in compare to Albos who cluster with Greeks. Sandžaklije are simple South Slavs, even more northern in dna sense than Bulgarians, Macedonians and especially Torbeshi.
The Malisori aren't Albanised Serbs. This is entirely wrong, DNA and anthroponymic evidence doesn't suggest that. Actually there is more evidence that the Brda tribes are of Albanian origin than vice-versa.
Just want to add this - there is no other country in the Balkans with more minorities than Serbia. Further you'll hardly find a country in the Balkans where the minorities are more accepted than here.
More people need to subscribe to your channel for real. Your videos are authentic travel. They are so interesting and informative. Thank you for sharing. I am really enjoying learning about the Balkans.
Ben, I'm glad you've started your journey in Serbia and Sandzak from Duga Poljana :) For some reason I like that place and the locals. I like the village entry moment and the view. As you saw, local guys are highlanders, always glad to salute you and to help a foreigners and anyone in need, yet proud. You've noticed that all of them are busy, for some reason, and that is true. That is kind of lifestyle in the whole south-western Serbia 🙂 Beside baked lamb, which is a bit expensive, locals are masters in making dried lamb meat. But, for that stuff, a couple of cold months have to pass, so the meat became soft and delicious. Beside local cheese, guys are making ultra delicious milk skin butter = kaymak. Their kaymak is kept for a couple of months, so it fermentates a bit and became top stuff :) For the vegans, there is also an option, as the locals are big fans of the local beans (pasulj). Local beans is 3 times expensive than the imported one, but the flavour is on the next level. It's tender, soft, delicious. You are interested in Ottoman heritage on Balkans, and I can say that I like our Ottoman heritage, it has some kind of warmth. I believe that the Ottomans picked up Byzantine culture, food, music, customs, mixed it and brought it from Asia Minor to Balkans, but I might be wrong. Byzantine (also the Rome) had a big influence on Serbs way before the Turks, but it was maybe more on religious on cultural level. Speaking of which, Serbian coat of arms (4s) means the Chirst is the lord of the lords and it was originally Palaiologos dynasty symbol, the last Byzantine dynasty. The last Byzantine emperor mother was Serbian. Back to the Ottomans. As you stated, guys in those areas like to talk, to chat and I like that :) I like to hear arabic words over and there, brought to us by the Turks. Always and strictly saying for the local coffee - Turska :) Also, we can see that the globalisation is changing every place in the world, so there is less and less old school Ottoman influence, which is a bid sad. Since you are entertaining us, consider this as tiny gift for you 🙂 Selam Ben 👋
@keno2285zato sto je to bilo i jeste deo Srpske istorije .Nemoj da zaboravis da je to bila Raska pre dolaska Osmanlija Ako su ti ljudi koji zive na toj teritoriji dosli sa Turcima ili Osmanlijama onda su Turci ili Turskog porekla a ako su autohtoni zna se ko su im bili preci.Prelaskom na Islam ne mozes promenuti poreklo svojih pradedova .Isti slucaj i u BiH.A ime Bosnjak je novijeg datuma i bazira se na toponim geografske teritorije Bosne(ne racunajuci Hum ,danas Hercegovinu )Sto bi bilo stanovnici Bosne koji su presli na Islam su Bosnjaci pa su sada svi koji govore srpskim jezikom a vere Islamske su Bosnjaci kako u Srbiji i tako u Albaniji i u CG .
@@vesnanuspahic7510 ma daaj bre.... on the first look you see that people from Sandjak and serbs are different genetic entities. so your fairy tail written by nationalists is in every aspect false 😅 serbs are not the indogen people of the balkans, the illyrians are. ofc the people mixed and i am surely no nationalist, but stay real and dont twist reality and history 😊👍
@@kolavithonduraski5031 a jesu ili Bosnjaci 🤔i imaju li slicnosti sa stanovnistvom danasnje BiH ili su sta ili kojeg porekla ,i naravno da nisam nacionalist .Ja postujem i volim sve narode bivse YUci sire .
@@vesnanuspahic7510 naravno da jesii nacionalista,,jer da nisi ne bi dijelila jedan te isti nrod BOSNJAKE niti bi krala Sandzak od majke Bosne.Znamo mi da Srbija ima strasne komplekse jer je kao drzava izmisljena 1870 u Berlinu..Znamo i to da kradete istoriju od Bosne i Kosova jer svoje nemate..Ali ohladite malo..
damn bro you speai serbo croatian damn well im fucki fucking impressed, dont feel dissapointed by their reactions, most of them just dont realise how rare and mytic it is to see such talented and intelligent person having such smooth speaking skills, i am flattered by your patience and enthusiasm to learn our language ♥️♥️♥️
Great video, I was looking forward to it since I saw the previous one. My grandfather was from a village close to Novi Pazar. Just a tiny correction: "Vredan/vredni" when used for people means "hard-working", not "valuable"
@@ShejtanVrbaski Hvala na informaciji, ali mislim da je jasno da se moj komentar odnosi na konkretnu recenicu iz videa, gde je jasno kako treba prevesti.
You speak the language so well, huge respect and great content ❤ I would be interested to know, what your impression of the people in the former Yugoslavia is. I live abroad myself (in the West) and think that the people there are much more open and cordial. It's fascinating how happy people are, even though they don't have many material possessions.
Travel to Bujanovac, awesome serbian and romani city. loved the vibes there during my road trip through the balkans! Feel very oriental and it`s like you are not even in Europe.
You need to come to Bulgaria to the rhodope mountains or a town called bansko. You will find it very interesting. I promise you won't be disappointed by the beauty of Bulgaria.
Sirovo means RAW, it was Raw Milk, untreated, unpasteurized milk. The word is used for anything raw "Sirovo Meso" raw meat, Sirovina is "raw materials". Its connection to SIR as in cheese is very convoluted but the root word is "sour, bitter" which raw foods and cheese kinda are. Also SIR-će is vinegar...
You can eat virtually any of those other foods in Sarajevo, but mantije are arguably more uniquely a Novi Pazar specialty than any of them. @@deejagers716
My gf is from Tutin, nice people and culture. Indeed most of them left to the west because Serbia don't want to invest in this region since they're mostly muslims and more refering to Turkey than Serbian governement. They mostly moved in CH,DE and Belgium where I live. They're workers they want to make money and they're rly brave. Shot out to Sandzak from a Belgian guy )
Pozdrav Ben! Just a little correction here 21:30 _SIROVO MLEKO_ means _RAW MILK._ I see why you thought it's _CHEESE'S MILK,_ since _SIR_ means _CHEESE_ and _-OVO_ is the suffix for possession, but in this case it's not the case 🤣. Hope you had a blast
New subscriber here. I really enjoyed your channel. I like the way you present yourself and communicate with the locals. Former Yugoslavia is interesting. Thank you for sharing.
That's Raška oblast Moslims in Novi Pazar are not Bosniak, they are Serbs Islamic. Stop giving faulty facts. Kosovo and Metohija is still part of Srbija
Sandžak was part of Bosnia until the beginning of the Austro-Hungarian occupation. This is the reason why they have a very similar culture and tradition. Bosniaks live in Sandžak.
Nope, both of you are just muslim turkish hotspots that remained after centuris of occupation, you tossed away your Christian roots as you couldn't witstand the terror of those which you praise nowadays, so you converted. Typical example of Stockholm syndrome and irony. No hard feelings at all, I know a lots of great people from Raška region, but these are just facts. These things happen all around the globe, mostly in banana states such is ours.
Your comment " it is infesting thing you notice --you cannot tell you are in Serbia ..because of no Serbian flag except on official building " and "as you will move to the north toward orthodox Christian, you will see more of the Serbian flags." is very racial , islamophobic and offending comments. You are telling the people thar Serb Muslims are not as patriot as Serbian Christian are. For God sake, stop this discrimination . Palestinian flags are being raised by thousand of people all over the world in support of Palestinian people in the wake of the recent Israel atrocities and human right violation in Gaza and west bank. Muslim and Christian are equally Serbian, there is no distinction except their religion.
Didn't mean any harm by saying that, of course all citizens of the Sandzak are Serbian, regardless of religion. It was only an observation I made that I didn't many people displaying the Serbian flag outside their homes, for example.
Are you a Serb from that area and are you a leftist? Of course if there are mosques, prayers and women who are covered you get another feeling than when you are in Belgrade for example. I live in Sweden and there are places where there are only foreigners and muslims and you can't really call it Sweden because Sweden is not quite the feeling you get. And leftists LOVE to pull the racist card, the islamophobia card and all other BS
the Palestinians didn't get refuge by Egypt or Lebanon - the lebanese people are the most passionate why didn't they quickly get buses for the palestinians when Isreal gave out the flyers to get the people out, unfortunately you people did absolutely Nothing. and Please what happened in Isreal on October the 7th was inhumane Hamas Must be stopped and if you people think that's Ok - I'm sorry but you are inhumane too in your ideology
Everything is nice, we love you all. Be kind to each other. You are all a part of us, in everyway from culture, food and words in your language. Greetings from Türkiye ( your Ottoman grandfather)
No we are not,the food is simular ,and yes there are some turkish worrs in that part of Serbia,.the Osamnilan ocupators bring that words in Serbian.My dna is not near to asians.
@@user-vm9kv2wv4t inform me please, what is the difference?, If you mean DNA, then I can say for sure you have been mixed with Avars, Huns, Peçeneks and Balkan Turks. This is not about DNA, this is about humanity harmony share culture.
4:04 you said to her "dobro pjesaš" but you should say "dobro pevaš" brate Želim ti veliko sreče na tvoji poti, pozdrav iz Slovenije :) Prideš tudi v Slovenijo?
The guy in Sjenica called his friend and told him "here's an American if you need any money for food or medicine". Sadly, there are scammers everywhere in Balkans, but they are not dangerous, no one will jump you in broad daylight. Still, pretty scummy.
Austria built a significant industrial presence in the Sandžak region, particularly in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, around the time it was part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. One of the key industries developed in Sandžak was the wood processing industry, including sawmills and timber production, capitalizing on the region's abundant forests. Additionally, there were developments in textile manufacturing, agriculture, and mining. The construction of railways and infrastructure during this period also facilitated industrial growth and economic development in the region. Austria-Hungary built a railway in the Sandžak region during its administration in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The construction of the railway was part of Austria-Hungary's broader strategy to develop infrastructure in its territories and enhance economic ties with the Balkans. The railway connected various towns and facilitated transportation and trade in the region. The development of railways was significant for the economic integration of Sandžak into the Austro-Hungarian Empire and played a role in the region's social and political dynamics during that period.
Yes, they resettled the serbian muslims from Bosnia into Raška area in order to divide two orthodox people - orthodox Serbs and orthodox Montenegrini ( which are Serbs also).
@@GlobalResearch2001 How about you open a map, buddy... Sanjak was a integral part of Bosnia for 300 years and was occupied by Austria in 1878 along with the rest of Bosnia. The Austrians handed over Sanjak back to the Ottomans in 1908 as a bribe so that the Ottomans would not raise a fuss about their annexation of the rest of Bosnia...
When talking or debating with a Serb, the first thing he says for Sandzak, is that this place is called Raska and not Sandzak. Serbs say that the word Sandzak derives from Turkish. Right. “Sandzak” is a Turkish word, as well as 8742 other Turkish words that are adopted by Serbian language, such as: Sat, soap, pare (money), rakija, delija, çekiç (hammer), makaze (snips), jorgan (quilt), jastuk (cushion), hajduk etc. “Sandzak” in Turkish means flag or banner high (alb: bajrak). But, a little is known that the word Raska (Latin Rascio) is not of Serbian origin, namely Slavic. Raska name is derived from ancient Illyrian fortress Arsa, near Novi Pazar. So Serbs converted Arsa in Ras (old Rasi) and later transformed the Raska. With the same word is named a town 20 km east of Novi Pazar and Raska river which springs not far from the ancient Illyrian castle of Arsa. For Raska river and the town, the academik Ejup Musheviq says the river’s name is derived from the Albanian word “rrasë”, flagstone. Even for Ibër river he says derives from Albanian: white or foams. Bosnians are Illyrians by origin, while “sanxhakasit” are assimilated Albanians, that is genetically proven. Illyrians are the first people who inhabited these areas. Evidence for these statements make the names of many settlements, rivers and mountains, such as Tutin (city of Teuta), Pruzhanj - Prush-i - (Ember-i), the rivers Tara, Ibri - i bardhë - (white), Raska, Lim (river), heat (heat-a), the Pester plateau (entirely, dry-as), etc. Also, the name Bosna (boson) derives from the Illyrian language. Bosone in Illyrian means river. Anton Mayer says that the world Bosnia has ancient Indo-European roots, which means “water flow”. So, Bosnia has the same meaning as the river. Some Roman sources in this regard mention the word ‘Bathinus flumen’ or ‘Bassinus ilir’, that means “running water”. Based on Appian data, a Greek historian of our century, Prof. Imamovic said that in today’s Bosnian territory has lived the Illyrian tribe of Posen, respectively Bosen. This name later is inherited by medieval Bosniaks, respectively Bosanci - Bozanacët - (Bosanac). Some other researchers, make a connection between the name of Bosnia and the name of the famous leader of the armed Illyrian resistance against Roman invaders, known as Baton or Bato. The word “Slaven” comes from the Latin word “Sclav” which means slave (Eng.slave). The composition of ancient people lived in Bosnia and Herzegovina: Illyrians 40% Romans 20% Celtics 15% Slavs 15% Huns 6% Thracs 4% Ancient peoples in Croatia: Illyrians 34% Slavs 20% Celtics 18% Romans 12% Phoenicians 8% Hellenic peoples 8% These are all facts that shows that the Illyrians donated they culture to Bosnian, ethnic and political characteristics. If this isn’t true then a question arises: where are the Illyrians who lived 4000 years in these areas within a single great kingdom? Alluding to the Illyrian origin of Bosniaks, Ostoviq Pavlo, a member of the Yugoslav Committee during the First World War, in a case said to Bosniaks: “You are Bosnian, but you’ve neglected your pre-Turkish HIstory. If you don’t want this story as yours, then Serbs and Croats will adopt it. ” These words are marked also by H.Crnovrshanin and N. Sadikovic in their work “Sandzak, enslaved country.” Sandzak has an area of 8.687 square kilometers and there live about 530,000 inhabitants. Is divided into northern (Serbian) and southern (in Montenegro). The capital is Novi Pazar (Novi Pazar). It borders with Serbia, Montenegro, the Republic of Kosovo, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Albania. Is composed by these municipalities: Tutin, Sjenica, Prijepolje, Nova Varos, Bijelo Polje, Rozaje, Plav, Pljevlja and Berane. Sandzak is a special administrative territory. In military terms the name “Sandzak” means “flag”. Under Ottoman rule meant military territory. Later this name represented a second degree territory after Vilayet or Patriarchy. According to 1905-1906 data in Sandzak lived 37.775 inhabitants. These notes provide information on religious affiliation of 27,980 Muslim residents (Albanian) and 19.795 Christians (Orthodox - Serbs and Albanians). During World War II Novi Pazar was under the protection of volunteer forces of the region. On November 4, 1941 Chetnik’s armed forces attacked the locals, where in their help came about 3,200 volunteers from Kosovo Valley, Drenica and Dukagjin Plain led by Shaban Polluzha. Source: Illyria
Tell me Albanian toponyms on Kosovo, tell me Albanian who said that Albanians are Illyrians before west forced you to accept that, tell me how you say white now isnt it berdhe, tell me why arnaut means albanised Serb, tell me what kosovo means in albanian language, tell me how prof. Imamovic is greek surname, there are many things that dont make sense here but someone from abroad will believe in that. Answer if you can,
@@davidlukic1205 river Bistrica(clear water) and Sushica(small river who become dry in summer) in south Albania are Slavic(Serbian ) and that is 400km south from Serbian people today and it is really interesting how people migate and still some mark stay by toponime!
Dear Albanians, there is proofs who prove that Bosniaks were still a majority in the Bosniak region of Sandzak, Sandzak became part of Albania only under the Italian protectorat of Albania. There was a lot of albanisation and try to assimilate local Bosniaks in Bosniak region of Sandzak, there is old census, historical documents and even dna who prove that. But the problem with Albanians is that even if god show you the proofs and the reality, you will deny it. By the way, we can also say that Some parts of Kosovo are pure Bosniaks lands and territories, like Peć, Mitrovica or even South kosovo, where there is 3 Bosniaks historical, majority, culturally regions : Gora, Zupa, Podgora. Also, for Serbs who says that they are Muslims Serbs, you just should know a little bit of history to understand that this idea if fake and just an anti Bosniak ideology used under the Yugoslavian government to deny the BOSNIAK identity.
Very cool video I’m looking forward for the next part on Priboj! Thank you for sharing these moments and tips 😊. Btw you should not give money to gypsies (even kids) or any people asking for medication. never heard such a thing, could be a drug addict or smth. If you feel generous, just offer them food. Nothing more.
I'm sorry, but the Serbs are not to blame for the fact that the Sandzak was divided, but they themselves, they voted for the independence of Montenegro, almost all Muslims, they won the majority, otherwise, without their votes, Montenegro could not have obtained a sufficient majority for independence.Now they blame the serbs, and just to vote against the serbs, they didn't even think that it would make life miserable for them too. The fund divided like this is too small to do anything.
@@BSNHamza505 The Sandžak or Raška region was part of Serbia, then the Ottoman Empire, then Serbia again, but never part of Bosnia. The fact that Muslims live there does not change the fact that it was and will remain part of Serbia. Many Muslims don't like it, that's their business. But by the very separation of Serbia and Montenegro and the division of the Sandjak into two parts, both became too small and insignificant to be able to do anything.And that's why it's not Serbia's fault, but the stupidity and political short-sightedness of the Muslims who thoughtlessly voted for the separation of Montenegro just to be against Serbia
As a Croat, who doesn’t care to take the Serbian or Bosniak side, all sides are hypocritical in someways. The same way Bosniaks want sandzak to be part of Bosnia is the same way Serbs want RS to be apart of Serbia. The same way Croats want HercegBosna to be part of Croatia, the same way Serbs from krajina want to not be part of Croatia etc
@@ivanmatic23 Everyone has the right to be what they want and what religion they want to declare, that's probably a basic human right. They even have the right to propagate it. But when they forget who they are and where they came from, balkanization happens.700 years ago, a foreign invader came, and many had to accept another religion and custom in order to survive. And no one blames them for that, a lot of time has passed. That is their religion now, but to say that they are another nation and culture is an insult intelligence to a smart man.
Selam from Sandzak. Thank you for visit our region, and my city Novi Pazar, this is region is very specific, just to know here live asimilated Albanians who today on paper is Bosniaks, but our culture and all is Albanian. Sandzak is Kingdom of Dardania You can visit also our castle Dardanian castle ARSA in Pazariste, Serbs call that castle “RAS”
@@BenTheRules well, you were right in the sense that the (raw) milk was intended for cheese production! :) But, yeah, there are tricky words, I remember when we moved form Canada to SFR Yugoslavia in the early '80s, I struggled to learn the language of which i only had a very rudimentary knowledge, and listening to you I remember how it was for me back then. Anyways, thanks for these videos, you do a really great job, I admire how friendly and conversant you are with locals in areas and pockets that don't normally encounter many visitors, whether "domestic" or foreign. Keep up the good work!
Sangjak is Albanians who were forced to assimilate as “Bosnians” because the Serbs wanted to remove Albanians from the census so if you were Christian you were registered as a Serb and if you were a Muslim you were registered as a Bosnian
well let us speak in correct words...Novi Pazar is not a bosnian exclave in Serbia, for Novi Pazar has very littel to do with Bosnia and bosnian muslims or Bosniaks. In Novi Pazar all people Serbs and Muslims or Bosniak speak ekavian and not ijekavian dialect. Cultural heritage of Novi Pazar is not bosnian cultural heritage , yes muslim people in Novi Pazar declare themselves as Bosniaks but their cultural heritage is not the same as well as their dialect. Religion is the same. The main point among the southern Slavs except for Macedonia and Slovenia is that religion determines the nationality similar situation is in Ireland where all speak english. So roman catholic is Croat, orthodox christian is Serb and muslim is a Bosniak. Foreigners are often confused with the fact that the religion determines the nationality, for example there are Germans who are roman catholics but there are many Germans who are protestant. Normally religion in modern times is the choice of one person , but not something that firmly should determine the nationality. But still it is so among the southern Slavs.
Thanks for the comment! The Bosnian exclave isn’t Novi Pazar, I meant by that “Medurecje” which I visited in the next video after this. Medurecje is a Bosnian exclave near Priboj.
novi pazar, fshati i ri, and all villages around it are Albanians but in time they have converted themselves into boshnjaks for many reasons. Try to talk to the locals and you will find out they are all Albanians.
@@dzevadbayraktar322 It is true, as you said Sanjak was never a part of Bosnia until Ottomans made it such, purely for economic and strategic reasons. The whole region was actually central area: of Great Dutchy of Srbia from 11th to 13th century, then Kingdom of Serbia from 13th to 14th century, Serbian Empire until 1371, and Principality of Serbia. It is only when Elajet of Bosnia was formed 1580 that Raska becomes a part of Bosnian Elajet. However it falls appart in 1878. And this is the first time that a name Sanjak of Novi Pazar appears, however, withim borders of Serbian principality. That is when Raska area gets designated as Sanjak of Novi Pazar.
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Im sick about this statements " communists buildings".I saw the same in: New York,London,Paris,almost every city in Germany( but there,those are " factory buildings").Anyway,Yougoslav architects copied it from England .Maybe they were communists too.
A dark ages European Christian vlogger guy is vlogging, hello dark ages guy, listen to me, bosniaks, serbs, croats are southern slavic ethnicities, learn knowledge before speaking
@@dzevadbayraktar322 Sancak doesn't exist in the Constitution of the Republic of Serbia. It is a sleng term, archaic, and nowadays used by some ethnic minorities in Serbia. So, officially in the law text books and modern literature it is never used.
@@dzevadbayraktar322 The Turkish language was never officially spoken in the recent history, only by some individuals, but it s the same as saying that Japanese language is spoken is Serbia.
Sandzak is a historical part of bosnia, it was more than 500 years a part of bosnian villayet, and only because there lived a little little albanian minority, our albanian brothers think that's albania, sandzak population was always and i say always bosniaks and in sandzak always lives bosniaks and a just little albanian community
@keno2285 Mislis na turski identitet. Turski govorni izrazi, turska nosnja, turske kuce, turski obicaji.... Vi ste izgubljeni i u vremenu i u prostoru. Sami znate da ste Srbi a zelite biti Turci pa sebe nazivate nekakvim bosnjacima, drugi opet bosancima a treci za sebe kazu da su muslimani jer ne zele biti ni bosanci ni bosnjaci. Vasi preci su primajuci islam zajebali i sebe i vas jer ste ostali zaglavljeni. Necete da budete ono sto jeste a niste Turci, ono sto bi zeleli da jeste. Zato ste ljuti najvise na Srbe jer vas podsecaju na vas izvorni koren i poreklo, na vase preveravanje i izdaju. Znate da mi znamo da ste bili gori od Turaka i takvi ste ostali do danas. Zlo koje nosite u sebi vas razjeda i cini duboko nesrecnim.
@@hnicserb. Ok, then let's conclude that Serbs in Bosnia are actually just ortodox christian Bosnians. Let's all make the respective country we live in great and united in patriotism and not identify ourselves with neighbouring ones. Fair?
I have moved back to Bosnia,Sarajevo from Kentucky it's been years since I have been here. Your videos are cool just like your personality. Pravi si Bosanac svaka čast Benjamine keep up the good work I appreciate your interest in our culture and once again you are good people.❤
How do you like being back? I’ve been thinking about moving back for a few years or indefinitely myself.
@@kadiramemisevic6557 if you don’t need to work than you could come back otherwise maybe wait some more
Sanxhaku Pazar i ri është Shqipëri e jo sërbi i vjen koha
Dude I can’t believe how much knowledge you have about about Balkan
That’s great 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
it really isnt, this place is ass, always been always will be
theres nothing to see here
@@zynga.94because the Serbian government doesn’t invest on them
@@13thdivision70 who asked you anything? they can't get food on the plate
@@zynga.94 Wdym who asked, you comment and I comment. They have food, the Serbian government just doesn't want invest on them, it seems they wanna have a Kosovo 2.0
@@13thdivision70 the serbian government loves shooting itself in the foot and sandžak is the next independent state that will most likely unite with Bosnia as a result, the region doesn't need any funding from the people they don't like and the people to which they don't belong to, so yes, you're right about another successionist movement
Im suprised you only have 3k subscribers. You deserve way more. Keep up the good work.
Do not get offended when people tell you it’s weird that you know how to speak X Yugoslavian language, actually you should be proud of yourself.
Not many outsiders, knows how to speak, or to understand. We really do appreciate your work. Good luck to you and all the best.
Ta hengsha pidhin
мислису да је ћудно да американац прића лепо наш
@@travcaseamerikanac je isto kad nekom kazes da je evropljanin a covjek je sa nasih prostora ko neprimjeti taj je 😂
Ben has Croatian-Italian roots...So it wasn't really hard for him to learn our Yugoslavian language as well as Italian...My friend Anna was born and raised in the USA...She learned the Bosnian language very fast...But she has Belorussian roots..And they spoke Beloruski at home..So she was able to understand some Bosnian from the very beginning.....
@@Warofages97 rumejski vizantinac mir...
Legenda kaze. Da ces obici cijeli Balkan za kratko vrijeme. Keep up the good work.
this is the best youtube video I've seen covering Sandzak so far, which is usually an unexplored area..Thank you for the great content 💯👏👏 ps. you sure have a yugoslavian origin going on come on man, those language skills are too good ;)
The region Is Raska oblast,old Serbia and home of house of Nemanjic.
History doesn't know any Raska oblast, all fame about this is serbs mythology
Sandzak 😅
@@jingojingo1 sanjaj baburino
@@jingojingo1 preko 70% novopazaraca poturceno o cemu ti pricas decko
@@jingojingo1 utripovani turci uradi dnk test
Great video svaka cast brate, highlighting a region that even many younger people from former YU republics do not know much about. A region where Orthodoxy touches Islam, and it hasn't been too much conflict and the religion so to say melt together. Therefore one got Bosniaks, national Muslims, and previouly "Serbs of muslims faith" in the same place.
Ма ти човече си најбољи причаш наш језик. Свака ти част! 🇷🇸🇷🇸🇷🇸🇷🇸🇷🇸🇷🇸🇷🇸
Great video, I am suprised by the more in depth historical understanding you seem to possess, makes the exploration of the area much more interesting. I visit the sandzak frequently as I have family there and it is by far my favorite part of serbia :) PS: Even the majority christian areas of the sandzak have a sizeable muslim minority in the cities as it was the townsfolk that converted to islam for economic and legal purposes and also the turkish/arab officials that settled in jugoslawia stayed in the cities. Hence most businesses there are muslim owned even when they only make up 10% of a towns population.
I love your ,,take,, on Sandzak as a slovene from Slovenia....love it...
Are you maybe from Slovenia?
@@earthlingavian1132 I sure am
If you Slovenians like the Muslims from this area , please invite them to live in Slovenia 🇸🇮
@@annerne2299 You don't ?
Raska oblast home of Nemanjici old Serbia
Now I have a strong desire to travel to Serbia....
Stay home there is nothing to see
And i have a strong desire to run away and never ever come back to shit hole.
Dont listen to them. Come and vist.
Can't wait to watch it. Najbolji si 💪🏻✌️
If your are there in the Summertime i am inviting you to my village to eat traditionel Sandzak food. You can also sleep by my crip as long you want, Brate! Welcome
The Bosniaks or Muslims of 'Sandžak' are very mixed and interesting. Around 40% are descendants of Albanian-speaking Catholic Malisori tribes such as Klementi, Hoti and Shkreli; and another 40% is made up of Serbs from the Brda tribes of what is now Montenegro eg. Kuči, Rovčani, Vasojevići etc.
The Albanian Malisori tribes and the Serbian Brda tribes who were settled in Raška (Sandžak of Novi Pazar) by the Ottomans are themselves of the same stock. The Malisori are Albanised Serbs and the Brđani are Slavisized Albanians and Vlahs...and vise versa. The same people really.
Along with the Albanian Malisor and Serb Brđani roots of the majority of the Bosniak population of Raška, you also have the descendants of Orthodox Serb/Vlahs from Hercegovina who were settled there - along with of course the local Serbs of Raška who lived there before the colonisation, and who in the mean time have converted to Islam and adopted the Bosniak identity
We in western Sandžak speak eastern-Herzegovinian dialect and have the same traditions as those Bosniaks in Foča or Višegrad. Also south eastern Sandžaklije are still closer to us than they are to Malisor Albanians. Nevertheless we are in central Balkan position and all european influences are present, both east mediterranian, slavic, celtic, germanic and west mediterranian. This is not the case for Albanians what so ever. So in this case Sandzak Bosniaks in general dna profile are completely the same as Montenegrins and Herzegovinians no matter the ethnicity. Much northern in genetic sense in compare to Albos who cluster with Greeks. Sandžaklije are simple South Slavs, even more northern in dna sense than Bulgarians, Macedonians and especially Torbeshi.
Never analbanian🇦🇱🤮
The Malisori aren't Albanised Serbs. This is entirely wrong, DNA and anthroponymic evidence doesn't suggest that. Actually there is more evidence that the Brda tribes are of Albanian origin than vice-versa.
@@whatever2206 qpADM admixture or nah? If not then don't talk.
Just want to add this - there is no other country in the Balkans with more minorities than Serbia. Further you'll hardly find a country in the Balkans where the minorities are more accepted than here.
Genocide is Not acceptence
you getting in this type of algorithm where's balkan hype is on point.. just keep it up G
More people need to subscribe to your channel for real. Your videos are authentic travel. They are so interesting and informative. Thank you for sharing. I am really enjoying learning about the Balkans.
This is about to be a banger
ako bog da, hope you're doing well bro 💪
You are so cuteeeeee 🥺
Ben, I'm glad you've started your journey in Serbia and Sandzak from Duga Poljana :)
For some reason I like that place and the locals. I like the village entry moment and the view. As you saw, local guys are highlanders, always glad to salute you and to help a foreigners and anyone in need, yet proud. You've noticed that all of them are busy, for some reason, and that is true. That is kind of lifestyle in the whole south-western Serbia 🙂
Beside baked lamb, which is a bit expensive, locals are masters in making dried lamb meat. But, for that stuff, a couple of cold months have to pass, so the meat became soft and delicious. Beside local cheese, guys are making ultra delicious milk skin butter = kaymak. Their kaymak is kept for a couple of months, so it fermentates a bit and became top stuff :) For the vegans, there is also an option, as the locals are big fans of the local beans (pasulj). Local beans is 3 times expensive than the imported one, but the flavour is on the next level. It's tender, soft, delicious.
You are interested in Ottoman heritage on Balkans, and I can say that I like our Ottoman heritage, it has some kind of warmth. I believe that the Ottomans picked up Byzantine culture, food, music, customs, mixed it and brought it from Asia Minor to Balkans, but I might be wrong. Byzantine (also the Rome) had a big influence on Serbs way before the Turks, but it was maybe more on religious on cultural level. Speaking of which, Serbian coat of arms (4s) means the Chirst is the lord of the lords and it was originally Palaiologos dynasty symbol, the last Byzantine dynasty. The last Byzantine emperor mother was Serbian.
Back to the Ottomans. As you stated, guys in those areas like to talk, to chat and I like that :) I like to hear arabic words over and there, brought to us by the Turks. Always and strictly saying for the local coffee - Turska :) Also, we can see that the globalisation is changing every place in the world, so there is less and less old school Ottoman influence, which is a bid sad.
Since you are entertaining us, consider this as tiny gift for you 🙂
Selam Ben 👋
@keno2285zato sto je to bilo i jeste deo Srpske istorije .Nemoj da zaboravis da je to bila Raska pre dolaska Osmanlija Ako su ti ljudi koji zive na toj teritoriji dosli sa Turcima ili Osmanlijama onda su Turci ili Turskog porekla a ako su autohtoni zna se ko su im bili preci.Prelaskom na Islam ne mozes promenuti poreklo svojih pradedova .Isti slucaj i u BiH.A ime Bosnjak je novijeg datuma i bazira se na toponim geografske teritorije Bosne(ne racunajuci Hum ,danas Hercegovinu )Sto bi bilo stanovnici Bosne koji su presli na Islam su Bosnjaci pa su sada svi koji govore srpskim jezikom a vere Islamske su Bosnjaci kako u Srbiji i tako u Albaniji i u CG .
@@vesnanuspahic7510 ma daaj bre.... on the first look you see that people from Sandjak and serbs are different genetic entities. so your fairy tail written by nationalists is in every aspect false 😅
serbs are not the indogen people of the balkans, the illyrians are.
ofc the people mixed and i am surely no nationalist, but stay real and dont twist reality and history 😊👍
@@kolavithonduraski5031 a jesu ili Bosnjaci 🤔i imaju li slicnosti sa stanovnistvom danasnje BiH ili su sta ili kojeg porekla ,i naravno da nisam nacionalist .Ja postujem i volim sve narode bivse YUci sire .
@@vesnanuspahic7510 naravno da jesii nacionalista,,jer da nisi ne bi dijelila jedan te isti nrod BOSNJAKE niti bi krala Sandzak od majke Bosne.Znamo mi da Srbija ima strasne komplekse jer je kao drzava izmisljena 1870 u Berlinu..Znamo i to da kradete istoriju od Bosne i Kosova jer svoje nemate..Ali ohladite malo..
The Serbs are Illyrians, we all are. It's just a mix of slavic and illyrian blood@@kolavithonduraski5031
Kod Benka je najbolje pecenje, nisi pogresio 😃 Na Pešteru su dobri ljudi. Dobro dosao u Srbiju.
srbiju ahahhaha
@@kemyboltPa Sandžak je deo u Crnoj Gori, a deo u Srbiji.
@@bojanvideosex hahahahah možda za vas
@@bojanvideosex ma serem se u smrdljivu srbiju
@keno2285Бујрум у Рашки👋👋
🇷🇸🇷🇸🇷🇸
Awesome man come back to Bosnia!!!
Greetings to the people of Sandzak. Many greetings from Kenya 🇰🇪♥️
damn bro you speai serbo croatian damn well im fucki fucking impressed, dont feel dissapointed by their reactions, most of them just dont realise how rare and mytic it is to see such talented and intelligent person having such smooth speaking skills, i am flattered by your patience and enthusiasm to learn our language ♥️♥️♥️
Wow, I can't believe how you learned Serbian so well! Even the "pa". lol
"pa" je najvaznije rijec na srpskom hahaha. Thank you!
@@BenTheRules Pa i Ovaj. lol
Great video, I was looking forward to it since I saw the previous one. My grandfather was from a village close to Novi Pazar. Just a tiny correction: "Vredan/vredni" when used for people means "hard-working", not "valuable"
Well, it means 'valuable' too. It depends on context. Seing the adjective without context you always think first about "valuable" - meaning.
@@ShejtanVrbaski Hvala na informaciji, ali mislim da je jasno da se moj komentar odnosi na konkretnu recenicu iz videa, gde je jasno kako treba prevesti.
Reagovao sam na tvoju formulaciju "kada referiraš na ljude - atribut znači 'hard working' ", što naravno nije istina. @@markomladenovic2002
21:21 That guy was so good towards you and he's smart as well, its really sympathic to watch❤
You speak the language so well, huge respect and great content ❤
I would be interested to know, what your impression of the people in the former Yugoslavia is. I live abroad myself (in the West) and think that the people there are much more open and cordial. It's fascinating how happy people are, even though they don't have many material possessions.
Travel to Bujanovac, awesome serbian and romani city. loved the vibes there during my road trip through the balkans! Feel very oriental and it`s like you are not even in Europe.
Wtf ? Bujanovac was Always Albanian , Romani City 🤦
I love it when Americans try to analyze the Balkans. Just go as a tourist and enjoy yourself, leave the big topics aside.
i love the people too much i can't stop
Great vid Ben, banger as usual. Love how the comments section instantly becomes like some balkans reddit page. Can't wait for next one.
"Sirovo mleko" means Raw milk, not Milk for cheese. But the word "Sirovo" are accidentally the same for both meanings. 🙂
In Sandjak all the people get along with each other. There were never any problems.
Sandjak is an administrative division in the Ottoman Empire...as if to say a municipality
Ovaj Mec Ben stalno putuje🔥🔥
ovaj mec Sedo stalno postoji
Correct the title as there is no such a thing as "Sandžak", only Stari Vlah and Raška!!!!
Pričas dobro, super filmovi! ja sam iz australije ali mislim je težak jezik za mene kad pričam. Kak uciš, pričas znam, al imaš knjige isto?
YES IT IS SERBIA !!! I AM FROM NOVI PAZAR !🇷🇸🇷🇸🇷🇸
You need to come to Bulgaria to the rhodope mountains or a town called bansko. You will find it very interesting. I promise you won't be disappointed by the beauty of Bulgaria.
It was so nice to see, my family is coming from there...
Gdje u sandzaku?
Sirovo means RAW, it was Raw Milk, untreated, unpasteurized milk. The word is used for anything raw "Sirovo Meso" raw meat, Sirovina is "raw materials". Its connection to SIR as in cheese is very convoluted but the root word is "sour, bitter" which raw foods and cheese kinda are. Also SIR-će is vinegar...
awesome video
Glad you copped some mantije in Pazar... If there's one local specialty worth trying, it's probably that. Sorry to hear about the gimbal!
a cevapi nista jel? Te burek, pa prsuta, sudjuk , hehehe
You can eat virtually any of those other foods in Sarajevo, but mantije are arguably more uniquely a Novi Pazar specialty than any of them. @@deejagers716
My gf is from Tutin, nice people and culture. Indeed most of them left to the west because Serbia don't want to invest in this region since they're mostly muslims and more refering to Turkey than Serbian governement. They mostly moved in CH,DE and Belgium where I live. They're workers they want to make money and they're rly brave. Shot out to Sandzak from a Belgian guy )
So the serbs discriminate against the Muslims still
Pozdrav Ben! Just a little correction here 21:30 _SIROVO MLEKO_ means _RAW MILK._ I see why you thought it's _CHEESE'S MILK,_ since _SIR_ means _CHEESE_ and _-OVO_ is the suffix for possession, but in this case it's not the case 🤣. Hope you had a blast
New subscriber here. I really enjoyed your channel. I like the way you present yourself and communicate with the locals. Former Yugoslavia is interesting. Thank you for sharing.
That's Raška oblast
Moslims in Novi Pazar are not Bosniak, they are Serbs Islamic.
Stop giving faulty facts.
Kosovo and Metohija is still part of Srbija
Seres puno znamo ko smo mars
Machallah. I am Algerian and never even imagined an adhan in Serbia
Sandžak was part of Bosnia until the beginning of the Austro-Hungarian occupation. This is the reason why they have a very similar culture and tradition. Bosniaks live in Sandžak.
Nope, both of you are just muslim turkish hotspots that remained after centuris of occupation, you tossed away your Christian roots as you couldn't witstand the terror of those which you praise nowadays, so you converted. Typical example of Stockholm syndrome and irony. No hard feelings at all, I know a lots of great people from Raška region, but these are just facts. These things happen all around the globe, mostly in banana states such is ours.
Sandžak or Raška as we serbs call this area was never part of Bosnia.
These ppl are Slavicized Albanians
@@zymerkukalaj3410 Also many Serbs were albanized in Kosovo during ottoman occupation.
@user-hn9tq5yf2n True. There are villages in close proximity to my village who are of slavic I haplogroup.
Poljana is word for big and long meadow,you can translate like field or lea.... Diga Poljana means Long field, long lea
Your comment " it is infesting thing you notice --you cannot tell you are in Serbia ..because of no Serbian flag except on official building " and "as you will move to the north toward orthodox Christian, you will see more of the Serbian flags." is very racial , islamophobic and offending comments. You are telling the people thar Serb Muslims are not as patriot as Serbian Christian are. For God sake, stop this discrimination . Palestinian flags are being raised by thousand of people all over the world in support of Palestinian people in the wake of the recent Israel atrocities and human right violation in Gaza and west bank. Muslim and Christian are equally Serbian, there is no distinction except their religion.
Didn't mean any harm by saying that, of course all citizens of the Sandzak are Serbian, regardless of religion. It was only an observation I made that I didn't many people displaying the Serbian flag outside their homes, for example.
@@BenTheRules Thanks Ben, may be I misunderstood ❤
May be I misunderstood, if so, I am sorry.
Are you a Serb from that area and are you a leftist? Of course if there are mosques, prayers and women who are covered you get another feeling than when you are in Belgrade for example. I live in Sweden and there are places where there are only foreigners and muslims and you can't really call it Sweden because Sweden is not quite the feeling you get. And leftists LOVE to pull the racist card, the islamophobia card and all other BS
the Palestinians didn't get refuge by Egypt or Lebanon - the lebanese people are the most passionate why didn't they quickly get buses for the palestinians when Isreal gave out the flyers to get the people out, unfortunately you people did absolutely Nothing. and Please what happened in Isreal on October the 7th was inhumane Hamas Must be stopped and if you people think that's Ok - I'm sorry but you are inhumane too in your ideology
Most undersubscribed channel!
Everything is nice, we love you all. Be kind to each other. You are all a part of us, in everyway from culture, food and words in your language. Greetings from Türkiye ( your Ottoman grandfather)
No we are not,the food is simular ,and yes there are some turkish worrs in that part of Serbia,.the Osamnilan ocupators bring that words in Serbian.My dna is not near to asians.
@@user-vm9kv2wv4t inform me please, what is the difference?, If you mean DNA, then I can say for sure you have been mixed with Avars, Huns, Peçeneks and Balkan Turks. This is not about DNA, this is about humanity harmony share culture.
4:04 you said to her "dobro pjesaš" but you should say "dobro pevaš" brate
Želim ti veliko sreče na tvoji poti, pozdrav iz Slovenije :)
Prideš tudi v Slovenijo?
Hvala ti :) I went to Slovenia last summer and made a few videos (a bit more touristy than these videos but it was a lot of fun). Hvala na gledanje!
You should come to Prijepolje. We are near Priboj and we have 50% Bosniaks and 50% Serbs. Half/half.
The guy in Sjenica called his friend and told him "here's an American if you need any money for food or medicine". Sadly, there are scammers everywhere in Balkans, but they are not dangerous, no one will jump you in broad daylight. Still, pretty scummy.
🇧🇦🇧🇦🇧🇦 my grandfathers fought for independent sandzak but unf communists won and didnt want to compromise, our goal is to unite with bosnia
You will get united with Alah only, but check on your grandparents one more time. They were Serbians.
@@MChicago89in that case in Republika Srpska everyone are just orthodox Bosnians 😂
Mislim, mozes samo da sanjas o tome (Bukvalno 80% populacije Raske oblasti je Srpsko)
Sandzaks are bosnië and turks
So your grandparents where in SS Handžar division.
Cool place charming people.
Ben, thanks for the video. Do you take donations in crypto?
You should visit Preševo. The only city in serbia with albanian muslims
Austria built a significant industrial presence in the Sandžak region, particularly in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, around the time it was part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. One of the key industries developed in Sandžak was the wood processing industry, including sawmills and timber production, capitalizing on the region's abundant forests. Additionally, there were developments in textile manufacturing, agriculture, and mining. The construction of railways and infrastructure during this period also facilitated industrial growth and economic development in the region.
Austria-Hungary built a railway in the Sandžak region during its administration in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The construction of the railway was part of Austria-Hungary's broader strategy to develop infrastructure in its territories and enhance economic ties with the Balkans. The railway connected various towns and facilitated transportation and trade in the region. The development of railways was significant for the economic integration of Sandžak into the Austro-Hungarian Empire and played a role in the region's social and political dynamics during that period.
How the fuck did you get Austro-Hungary into Novi Pazar !!?? Find a map buddy !!
Yes, they resettled the serbian muslims from Bosnia into Raška area in order to divide two orthodox people - orthodox Serbs and orthodox Montenegrini ( which are Serbs also).
@@GlobalResearch2001yes , they did it to divide the orthodox Serbs with Muslim Serbs. They created Bosniaks.
@@Forevertrue-z2w If so, then that, on the other hand, meant fewer Muslims in Bosnia.
@@GlobalResearch2001 How about you open a map, buddy... Sanjak was a integral part of Bosnia for 300 years and was occupied by Austria in 1878 along with the rest of Bosnia. The Austrians handed over Sanjak back to the Ottomans in 1908 as a bribe so that the Ottomans would not raise a fuss about their annexation of the rest of Bosnia...
“sir” = cheese; “sirov” = raw, crude ❤ it was raw, unprocessed milk. “sirovina” = raw material… “surov” (not sirov) = cruel.
They are Turkic mixed Slavic people even before Ottomans. Read about Turkic migration. Read about Huns, Avars, Pechenegs, Cumans etc.
Poljana je polje, is a field,an area of open land.
What's up bud just wanted to let you know my father was born in Medjurecje and we lived in Priboj
Hey brother, did you end up getting to Medjurečje?? Or is this the latest video you have posted for now?
hey there, Yes I made it! I've busy this week but I should have the video up in a couple days
@@BenTheRulesall good brother, looking forward to it!! I'm planning my next trip with some of your vids hehe
When talking or debating with a Serb, the first thing he says for Sandzak, is that this place is called Raska and not Sandzak. Serbs say that the word Sandzak derives from Turkish. Right. “Sandzak” is a Turkish word, as well as 8742 other Turkish words that are adopted by Serbian language, such as: Sat, soap, pare (money), rakija, delija, çekiç (hammer), makaze (snips), jorgan (quilt), jastuk (cushion), hajduk etc. “Sandzak” in Turkish means flag or banner high (alb: bajrak).
But, a little is known that the word Raska (Latin Rascio) is not of Serbian origin, namely Slavic. Raska name is derived from ancient Illyrian fortress Arsa, near Novi Pazar. So Serbs converted Arsa in Ras (old Rasi) and later transformed the Raska. With the same word is named a town 20 km east of Novi Pazar and Raska river which springs not far from the ancient Illyrian castle of Arsa.
For Raska river and the town, the academik Ejup Musheviq says the river’s name is derived from the Albanian word “rrasë”, flagstone. Even for Ibër river he says derives from Albanian: white or foams.
Bosnians are Illyrians by origin, while “sanxhakasit” are assimilated Albanians, that is genetically proven. Illyrians are the first people who inhabited these areas. Evidence for these statements make the names of many settlements, rivers and mountains, such as Tutin (city of Teuta), Pruzhanj - Prush-i - (Ember-i), the rivers Tara, Ibri - i bardhë - (white), Raska, Lim (river), heat (heat-a), the Pester plateau (entirely, dry-as), etc.
Also, the name Bosna (boson) derives from the Illyrian language. Bosone in Illyrian means river. Anton Mayer says that the world Bosnia has ancient Indo-European roots, which means “water flow”.
So, Bosnia has the same meaning as the river. Some Roman sources in this regard mention the word ‘Bathinus flumen’ or ‘Bassinus ilir’, that means “running water”. Based on Appian data, a Greek historian of our century, Prof. Imamovic said that in today’s Bosnian territory has lived the Illyrian tribe of Posen, respectively Bosen. This name later is inherited by medieval Bosniaks, respectively Bosanci - Bozanacët - (Bosanac). Some other researchers, make a connection between the name of Bosnia and the name of the famous leader of the armed Illyrian resistance against Roman invaders, known as Baton or Bato.
The word “Slaven” comes from the Latin word “Sclav” which means slave (Eng.slave).
The composition of ancient people lived in Bosnia and Herzegovina:
Illyrians 40%
Romans 20%
Celtics 15%
Slavs 15%
Huns 6%
Thracs 4%
Ancient peoples in Croatia:
Illyrians 34%
Slavs 20%
Celtics 18%
Romans 12%
Phoenicians 8%
Hellenic peoples 8%
These are all facts that shows that the Illyrians donated they culture to Bosnian, ethnic and political characteristics.
If this isn’t true then a question arises: where are the Illyrians who lived 4000 years in these areas within a single great kingdom?
Alluding to the Illyrian origin of Bosniaks, Ostoviq Pavlo, a member of the Yugoslav Committee during the First World War, in a case said to Bosniaks: “You are Bosnian, but you’ve neglected your pre-Turkish HIstory. If you don’t want this story as yours, then Serbs and Croats will adopt it. ” These words are marked also by H.Crnovrshanin and N. Sadikovic in their work “Sandzak, enslaved country.”
Sandzak has an area of 8.687 square kilometers and there live about 530,000 inhabitants. Is divided into northern (Serbian) and southern (in Montenegro). The capital is Novi Pazar (Novi Pazar). It borders with Serbia, Montenegro, the Republic of Kosovo, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Albania. Is composed by these municipalities: Tutin, Sjenica, Prijepolje, Nova Varos, Bijelo Polje, Rozaje, Plav, Pljevlja and Berane.
Sandzak is a special administrative territory. In military terms the name “Sandzak” means “flag”. Under Ottoman rule meant military territory. Later this name represented a second degree territory after Vilayet or Patriarchy.
According to 1905-1906 data in Sandzak lived 37.775 inhabitants. These notes provide information on religious affiliation of 27,980 Muslim residents (Albanian) and 19.795 Christians (Orthodox - Serbs and Albanians). During World War II Novi Pazar was under the protection of volunteer forces of the region. On November 4, 1941 Chetnik’s armed forces attacked the locals, where in their help came about 3,200 volunteers from Kosovo Valley, Drenica and Dukagjin Plain led by Shaban Polluzha.
Source: Illyria
Analbanian spotted
Albanian dream propaganda 😅
Tell me Albanian toponyms on Kosovo, tell me Albanian who said that Albanians are Illyrians before west forced you to accept that, tell me how you say white now isnt it berdhe, tell me why arnaut means albanised Serb, tell me what kosovo means in albanian language, tell me how prof. Imamovic is greek surname, there are many things that dont make sense here but someone from abroad will believe in that. Answer if you can,
@@davidlukic1205 river Bistrica(clear water) and Sushica(small river who become dry in summer) in south Albania are Slavic(Serbian ) and that is 400km south from Serbian people today and it is really interesting how people migate and still some mark stay by toponime!
Sandžak was a region in the ottoman empire and there where meni Sandžaks and they all had a name. So why did Raška Sandžak become just Sandžak?
Dear Albanians, there is proofs who prove that Bosniaks were still a majority in the Bosniak region of Sandzak, Sandzak became part of Albania only under the Italian protectorat of Albania. There was a lot of albanisation and try to assimilate local Bosniaks in Bosniak region of Sandzak, there is old census, historical documents and even dna who prove that. But the problem with Albanians is that even if god show you the proofs and the reality, you will deny it. By the way, we can also say that Some parts of Kosovo are pure Bosniaks lands and territories, like Peć, Mitrovica or even South kosovo, where there is 3 Bosniaks historical, majority, culturally regions : Gora, Zupa, Podgora. Also, for Serbs who says that they are Muslims Serbs, you just should know a little bit of history to understand that this idea if fake and just an anti Bosniak ideology used under the Yugoslavian government to deny the BOSNIAK identity.
What DNA evidence favors that? Send!
Very cool video I’m looking forward for the next part on Priboj!
Thank you for sharing these moments and tips 😊.
Btw you should not give money to gypsies (even kids) or any people asking for medication. never heard such a thing, could be a drug addict or smth. If you feel generous, just offer them food. Nothing more.
so coool!!
I'm sorry, but the Serbs are not to blame for the fact that the Sandzak was divided, but they themselves, they voted for the independence of Montenegro, almost all Muslims, they won the majority, otherwise, without their votes, Montenegro could not have obtained a sufficient majority for independence.Now they blame the serbs, and just to vote against the serbs, they didn't even think that it would make life miserable for them too. The fund divided like this is too small to do anything.
It's the same shit, none of them don't want independence Sandžak, nor Montenegro nor Serbia, Sandžak was part of Bosnia over 400 hundred years
@@BSNHamza505 The Sandžak or Raška region was part of Serbia, then the Ottoman Empire, then Serbia again, but never part of Bosnia. The fact that Muslims live there does not change the fact that it was and will remain part of Serbia. Many Muslims don't like it, that's their business. But by the very separation of Serbia and Montenegro and the division of the Sandjak into two parts, both became too small and insignificant to be able to do anything.And that's why it's not Serbia's fault, but the stupidity and political short-sightedness of the Muslims who thoughtlessly voted for the separation of Montenegro just to be against Serbia
As a Croat, who doesn’t care to take the Serbian or Bosniak side, all sides are hypocritical in someways. The same way Bosniaks want sandzak to be part of Bosnia is the same way Serbs want RS to be apart of Serbia. The same way Croats want HercegBosna to be part of Croatia, the same way Serbs from krajina want to not be part of Croatia etc
@@ivanmatic23 Everyone has the right to be what they want and what religion they want to declare, that's probably a basic human right. They even have the right to propagate it. But when they forget who they are and where they came from, balkanization happens.700 years ago, a foreign invader came, and many had to accept another religion and custom in order to survive. And no one blames them for that, a lot of time has passed. That is their religion now, but to say that they are another nation and culture is an insult intelligence to a smart man.
exactly they come and occupy countries and put their ideologies on others and take over
Emir je dobar covek to se vidi odmah.
Selam from Sandzak. Thank you for visit our region, and my city Novi Pazar, this is region is very specific, just to know here live asimilated Albanians who today on paper is Bosniaks, but our culture and all is Albanian.
Sandzak is Kingdom of Dardania
You can visit also our castle Dardanian castle ARSA in Pazariste, Serbs call that castle “RAS”
А сад то није од Немањића? хахахахахха смешно да смешније не може бити
Yes, it 'really is Serbia'. RAŠKA was were Serbia was born mate.
To malo stene je napusteno.Umrijece od zime i gladi.Jesi li mu pomogao???
Good job sir you are look more of the Turk than indigenous people there
"sirovo mleko" = "raw milk". Sirov/sirovo/sirova = raw, sirovina = raw materials, principal materials, commodities. you're welcome. ;)
ah damn I got tricked by the "sir." hvala!
@@BenTheRules well, you were right in the sense that the (raw) milk was intended for cheese production! :)
But, yeah, there are tricky words, I remember when we moved form Canada to SFR Yugoslavia in the early '80s, I struggled to learn the language of which i only had a very rudimentary knowledge, and listening to you I remember how it was for me back then.
Anyways, thanks for these videos, you do a really great job, I admire how friendly and conversant you are with locals in areas and pockets that don't normally encounter many visitors, whether "domestic" or foreign. Keep up the good work!
Polja means field
Sangjak is Albanians who were forced to assimilate as “Bosnians” because the Serbs wanted to remove Albanians from the census so if you were Christian you were registered as a Serb and if you were a Muslim you were registered as a Bosnian
Yea right
@@nerodoom that’s the truth wether you like it or not
There where no bosnians thats a new nation created in 90's
The largest Muslim-majority city in Serbia is Priština
well let us speak in correct words...Novi Pazar is not a bosnian exclave in Serbia, for Novi Pazar has very littel to do with Bosnia and bosnian muslims or Bosniaks. In Novi Pazar all people Serbs and Muslims or Bosniak speak ekavian and not ijekavian dialect. Cultural heritage of Novi Pazar is not bosnian cultural heritage , yes muslim people in Novi Pazar declare themselves as Bosniaks but their cultural heritage is not the same as well as their dialect. Religion is the same. The main point among the southern Slavs except for Macedonia and Slovenia is that religion determines the nationality similar situation is in Ireland where all speak english. So roman catholic is Croat, orthodox christian is Serb and muslim is a Bosniak.
Foreigners are often confused with the fact that the religion determines the nationality, for example there are Germans who are roman catholics but there are many Germans who are protestant. Normally religion in modern times is the choice of one person , but not something that firmly should determine the nationality. But still it is so among the southern Slavs.
Thanks for the comment! The Bosnian exclave isn’t Novi Pazar, I meant by that “Medurecje” which I visited in the next video after this. Medurecje is a Bosnian exclave near Priboj.
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novi pazar, fshati i ri, and all villages around it are Albanians but in time they have converted themselves into boshnjaks for many reasons. Try to talk to the locals and you will find out they are all Albanians.
Sandzak was part of Bosnia before Berlin congress and was stripped off Bosnia.
Raška was called way before the Ottomans during the medieval times.
@@dzevadbayraktar322
It is true, as you said Sanjak was never a part of Bosnia until Ottomans made it such, purely for economic and strategic reasons. The whole region was actually central area: of Great Dutchy of Srbia from 11th to 13th century, then Kingdom of Serbia from 13th to 14th century, Serbian Empire until 1371, and Principality of Serbia. It is only when Elajet of Bosnia was formed 1580 that Raska becomes a part of Bosnian Elajet. However it falls appart in 1878. And this is the first time that a name Sanjak of Novi Pazar appears, however, withim borders of Serbian principality.
That is when Raska area gets designated as Sanjak of Novi Pazar.
I've been twice to Novi Pazar and the bus station has given me issues both times with unreliable information
I'm glad I'm not the only one, lol
It's muslim. You must read from right to left 😅😅😅
Prijatelju moj Američki...... predlažem ti da se raspitaš o velikom Moameru Zukorliću koji je napustio ovozemaljski svet i tek kad proučiš tu veličinu od čoveku ćeš mnoge stvari shvvatiti....i da ne bude zabune.... ja nisam musliman....ja sam od oca i majke Srbin....ali taj čovek je veći od mnog8h nas koji smo ostali iz njega...... laka mu bila crna zemljica....pokoj mu duši.....
Sandžak is Bosniak 💙🇧🇦💛⚜☝️🙌
It was stolen from Bosnia and given away by the major powers
No it is called Raška. There is no such thing as Sandžak, the most ottoman name ever
@@nitrianskehosamospravnehok4397Sandzak ima 14 gradova a Raska oblast 5 ! O cemu pricamo?
Onda je Republika Srpska Srbija, ako tako gledaš.
@@MiraStankovic-nw7ix Istorijska činjenica je da je Sandzak otet Bosni, dok je republika srpska entitet u BiH i znamo kako i kad je nastala.
@@DieRich658 Nikakve istorijske cinjenice nema, vi ste vi poturice, ostaci Osmanskog carstva.
You should have visited Plav and Bijelo Polje!
Prijepolje is beautiful and it also has 50% Bosniaks
Sandžak is not servia. It is temporary occupied Bosnian region!
This is Serbian muslims what bosnian muslim you talk about , they are serbs who converted in islam during ottoman empire
A serbs abbout orgins😂
No. They look different from serbs. People of Sanzhak are mostly slavnised Albanians
Should have visited Prijepolje, Its half Serb half Bosniak
Next time!
30% muslimani i 70 % Srbi.
@@jovanspasic3755 muslimani su sada vecina spored novog popisa u srbiji
@@jovanspasic3755 muslimani su sada vecina u prijepolju prema novom popisu u srbiji
Aty jetojn Shqiptaret te cilet nder vite u slavizuan. E sot quhen ose boshnjak ose serb musliman. Por jan shqiptar etnik, atokton.
Toke Shqiptare.
Prijepolje is now muslim majority also
Yeah exactly
Zasto lazes ? Muslimani cine 30% ukupne populacije u Prijepolju.
@@jovanspasic3755 50%
Now go to presheve or presevo it’s in the recognised part of Serbia but is 93% Albanian
That's where I'm from😊
Im sick about this statements " communists buildings".I saw the same in: New York,London,Paris,almost every city in Germany( but there,those are " factory buildings").Anyway,Yougoslav architects copied it from England .Maybe they were communists too.
A dark ages European Christian vlogger guy is vlogging, hello dark ages guy, listen to me, bosniaks, serbs, croats are southern slavic ethnicities, learn knowledge before speaking
Do they speak Turkish over there?
No. Those are native Balkan Muslims for God's sake.
Turkish is not spoken in the Republic of Serbia, nor will ever be!
@@dzevadbayraktar322 Sancak doesn't exist in the Constitution of the Republic of Serbia. It is a sleng term, archaic, and nowadays used by some ethnic minorities in Serbia. So, officially in the law text books and modern literature it is never used.
@@dzevadbayraktar322 The Turkish language was never officially spoken in the recent history, only by some individuals, but it s the same as saying that Japanese language is spoken is Serbia.
Sandzak is a historical part of bosnia, it was more than 500 years a part of bosnian villayet, and only because there lived a little little albanian minority, our albanian brothers think that's albania, sandzak population was always and i say always bosniaks and in sandzak always lives bosniaks and a just little albanian community
Poljana means meadow.
We are proud to have our Muslim Brothers ❤ 🇷🇸PS: this are serbs not Bosnjaks or albanians 😂
@keno2285 dudlaj
@keno2285 ok but you know that bosnjaks are also serbs with Muslim Religion? Its change Nothing
Брате, знају они да су Срби.
@keno2285 Mislis na turski identitet. Turski govorni izrazi, turska nosnja, turske kuce, turski obicaji.... Vi ste izgubljeni i u vremenu i u prostoru. Sami znate da ste Srbi a zelite biti Turci pa sebe nazivate nekakvim bosnjacima, drugi opet bosancima a treci za sebe kazu da su muslimani jer ne zele biti ni bosanci ni bosnjaci. Vasi preci su primajuci islam zajebali i sebe i vas jer ste ostali zaglavljeni. Necete da budete ono sto jeste a niste Turci, ono sto bi zeleli da jeste. Zato ste ljuti najvise na Srbe jer vas podsecaju na vas izvorni koren i poreklo, na vase preveravanje i izdaju. Znate da mi znamo da ste bili gori od Turaka i takvi ste ostali do danas. Zlo koje nosite u sebi vas razjeda i cini duboko nesrecnim.
@@hnicserb. Ok, then let's conclude that Serbs in Bosnia are actually just ortodox christian Bosnians. Let's all make the respective country we live in great and united in patriotism and not identify ourselves with neighbouring ones. Fair?
Albanian lands 🇦🇱❤