Niš Serbia

Niš is the largest city in southeastern Serbia and the headquarters of the Nisava Administrative District. According to the 2011 census, there were 260,237 inhabitants in the area of ​​the City of Nis, while 183,164 inhabitants lived in the populated city, and according to the number of inhabitants, Niš is the third largest city in Serbia (after Belgrade and Novi Sad).
It is located 237 km southeast of Belgrade on the river Nisava, not far from its estuary in South Moravia. The city of Niš occupies an area of ​​about 596.73 km², including Nis Banja and 68 suburban settlements.
The name of the city of Niš can be found in numerous historical sources from the Middle Ages to the modern age. All these names are very similar, depending on the language in which they were written: Naissus, Nais, Nisus, Νισσα, Ναισσός, Νισος, Niş, Nis.