The Serbian flag, left, flies on a lamppost in front of a Kosovo flag on the city hall in the town of Zubin Potok, northern Kosovo, May 31, 2023. Credit: AP/Marjan Vucetic ...

In the areas home to Kosovo's ethnic Serb minority, the "towel" is rarely seen and instead, the Serbian flag dominates.

But the colours more commonly flown across Kosovo are the pan-Albanian symbol of a black double-headed eagle on a red background, which is also the official flag of neighbouring Albania.

FILE - The Serbian flag, left, flies on a lamppost in front of a Kosovo flag on the city hall in the town of Zubin Potok, northern Kosovo, May 31, 2023.