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Pec (Пећ; Albanian Pejė or Peja) is a city located in the province of Serbia called Kosovo (officially Kosovo and Metohia), Serbia and Montenegro, at 42.66° North, 20.31° East, within the Metohija region of the province. Its name means "Furnace" in Serbian. In 2003 the city had a total population of 81,800 and had a large Turkish minority. It was heavily damaged in the Kosovo war.

Pec is the see of the Serbian Orthodox Church. It is also the administrative center of the Pec District of Serbia.

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