Transcribed:
“The first Ottoman post offices in the Sandjak of Novibazar were opened in 1871 in Yenipazar (Novibazar) and Senice (Senitza). The offices in Taslidja (Plevlje), Pirepol (Prijepolje) and Priboy (Priboj) continued to function during the Austro-Hungarian occupation of these towns from 1879 to 1908 besides the Austro-Hungarian military post offices, which, however, handled the bulk of all mail sent to Europe. All Ottoman post offices were closed during October 1912, when the area was occupied by Serbian and Montenegrin troops during the first Balkan War.
Main map labels
- BOSNASARAY (Sarajevo)
- BOSNA
- S. HERSEK (Hercegovina)
- ÖSTERREICH-UNGARN (Austria-Hungary)
- KARADAG (Montenegro)
- SIRB SERBIEN (Serbia)
- V. KOSOVA (Kosovo)
- ALBANIEN (Albania)
- IŞKODRA (Scutari/Shkodër)
Other visible place names on the map include:
Visoka, Suyu, Čelebipazar, Rogatica, Drina, Foča, Gacko, Bileća, Trebinje, Cetinje, Podgorica, Bar (Antivari), Kastrat, Gusinje, Plav, Berane, Rožaj, Kolašin, Bijelo Polje, Šahovići, Mojkovac, Prijepolje, Priboj, Sjenica, Nova Varoš, Yenipazar (Novi Pazar), Taslidja (Plevlje), Metalka, Čajniče, Višegrad, Užice, Čačak, Peć (Ipek), Priština, Prizren, etc.”
(The highlighted yellow area represents the Sandjak of Novi Pazar as it existed around 1912.)”
Translation:
“The first Ottoman post offices in the Sanjak of Novi Pazar were opened in 1871 in Yenipazar (Novi Pazar) and Senice (Sjenica). The offices in Taslidja (Pljevlja), Pirepol (Prijepolje) and Priboy (Priboj) continued to function during the Austro-Hungarian occupation of these towns from 1879 to 1908, alongside the Austro-Hungarian military post offices. However, the Austro-Hungarian offices handled the bulk of all mail sent to Europe. All Ottoman post offices were closed in October 1912, when the area was occupied by Serbian and Montenegrin troops during the First Balkan War.”
Source
This map and text come from the article: “Map of Sanxhak of Novi Pazar in 1912” Published on Balkan Academia (balkanacademia.com) on April 22, 2025. Author and translator: Petrit Latifi.
The content focuses on the postal history of the Sanjak of Novi Pazar during the late Ottoman period and the transition after the Austro-Hungarian occupation and the Balkan Wars. The map visually shows the region’s position between Bosnia-Herzegovina, Montenegro, Serbia, Kosovo, and Albania at the time.
