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Pec[pech] Pronunciation Key, Albanian Peja, town (1991 pop. 68,163), S Serbia and Montenegro, in the Kosovo region of Serbia. A trade center, it has industries that produce leather goods, foodstuffs, and handicrafts. Stephen Dusan in 1346 made Pec the seat of the Orthodox patriarchs of Serbia, who resided there until 1766. The town is noted for its 13th-century patriarchal cathedral and several Turkish mosques and houses.
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