▁Pro k let ije ▁Mountains . ▁The ▁R ug ova ▁C any on ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁Europe ' s ▁longest ▁and ▁deep est ▁can y ons ▁and ▁is ▁about ▁three ▁kilometres ▁from ▁the ▁city ▁of ▁Pe ć . ▁The ▁city ▁is ▁located ▁some ▁ 2 5 0 ▁kilometres ▁( 1 5 5 ▁miles ) ▁north ▁of ▁Tir ana , ▁Alban ia , ▁ 1 5 0 ▁kilometres ▁( 9 3 ▁miles ) ▁north - west ▁of ▁Sk op je , ▁North ▁Mac ed onia , ▁ 8 5 ▁kilometres ▁( 5 2 ▁miles ) ▁west ▁of ▁Pr ist ina , ▁Kos ovo ▁and ▁some ▁ 2 8 0 ▁kilometres ▁( 1 7 3 ▁miles ) ▁east ▁of ▁Pod gor ica , ▁Mont en eg ro . ▁ ▁In ▁medieval ▁times ▁the ▁city ▁was ▁the ▁seat ▁of ▁the ▁Ser bian ▁Orth odox ▁Church ▁in ▁ 1 3 4 6 . ▁Later ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 9 , ▁the ▁Alban ian ▁political ▁organization ▁League ▁of ▁Pe ja ▁was ▁established ▁in ▁the ▁city . ▁The ▁patri arch al ▁monaster y ▁of ▁Pe ć ▁is ▁a ▁UN ES CO ▁World ▁Heritage ▁Site ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Med ieval ▁Mon uments ▁in ▁Kos ovo . ▁ ▁Name ▁In ▁Ser bian , ▁pe ć ▁means ▁" f urn ace " ▁or ▁" ca ve ", ▁and ▁its ▁name ▁is ▁probably ▁connected ▁with ▁nearby ▁c aves ▁in ▁the ▁R ug ova ▁C any on ▁which ▁served ▁as ▁herm it ▁cells ▁for ▁Ser bian ▁Orth odox ▁mon ks . ▁In