Novi Pazar (Serbian: Нови Пазар/Novi Pazar, pronounced [nɔ̂v̞iː pǎzaːr]) is a city located in southwest Serbia, in the Raška District. According to the 2011 census, the population of the municipal area of Novi Pazar was 92,766, while the city itself had a population of 60,638. Novi Pazar is the cultural center of Bosniaks in Serbia and the biggest city of Sandžak region. Today, it is a town with a multi-cultural mix of Muslims and Orthodox Christians. Both, Muslims and Orthodox Christians made major contributions to this flowering of culture in Novi Pazar.