Knin is a city located in the Šibenik-Knin County of Croatia. It is situated in the Dalmatian hinterland near the source of the river Krka, serving as an important traffic junction for rail and road routes connecting Zagreb and Split.
The city has held significant historical importance twice: it served as the capital of the medieval Kingdom of Croatia and was briefly the capital of the self-proclaimed Republic of Serbian Krajina. The latter occurred within the newly independent Republic of Croatia during the Croatian War of Independence from 1991 to 1995.