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North Macedonia (/ ˌ m æ s ɪ ˈ d oʊ n i ə / MASS-ih-DOH-nee-ə), [c] officially the Republic of North Macedonia, [d] is a landlocked country in Southeast Europe.It shares land borders with Greece to the south, Albania to the west, Bulgaria to the east, Kosovo [e] to the northwest and Serbia to the north. [8]
In antiquity, most of the territory that is now North Macedonia was included in the kingdom of Paeonia, which was populated by the Paeonians, a people of Thracian origins, [1] but also parts of ancient Illyria, [2] [3] Ancient Macedonians populated the area in the south, living among many other tribes and Dardania, [4] inhabited by various Illyrian peoples, [5] [6] and Lyncestis and Pelagonia ...
Macedonians/Citizens of North Macedonia: c. 2.0 million [345] Citizens of the Republic of North Macedonia irrespective of ethnicity Macedonians (Greeks) c. 2.6 million plus diaspora [352] An ethnic Greek regional group, also referred to as Greek Macedonians. Ancient Macedonians: Unknown: A tribe of antiquity on the periphery of the Greek world
Macedonia (/ ˌ m æ s ɪ ˈ d oʊ n i ə / ⓘ MASS-ih-DOH-nee-ə) is a geographical and historical region of the Balkan Peninsula in Southeast Europe.Its boundaries have changed considerably over time; however, it came to be defined as the modern geographical region by the mid-19th century.
Ohrid’s historical sites represent every phase of North Macedonia’s past and the tug of war so many empires and nations have had over its territory. There are city gates that were originally ...
The region of present-day North Macedonia has been inhabited since Paleolithic times. It occupies most of the ancient kingdom of Paionia and part of the territory of, what was in antiquity, Upper Macedonia (which coincides with some parts of today's southern Republic of North Macedonia), the region which became part of the kingdom of Macedon in the early 4th century BC. [2]
He wrote that of the seven mosques in the city at the time, six were built in the 16th century. Most of the mosques constructed on the territory of today's Republic of North Macedonia were square in shape with a three-domed portico and a minaret on the building's right side. [15]
For history of the ancient kingdom, see History of Macedonia (ancient kingdom). For history of the Ancient Roman province, see Macedonia (Roman province). For history of the modern Greek region of Macedonia, see History of modern Macedonia (Greece). For history of the sovereign state of North Macedonia, see History of North Macedonia.