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This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 9 October 2024. Capital and largest city of North Macedonia This article may require copy editing for grammar, style, cohesion, tone, or spelling. You can assist by editing it. (October 2023) (Learn how and when to remove this message) Capital city in Skopje Statistical, North Macedonia Skopje ...
Plan for Skopje 1963 was the urban and architectural plan put forward to rebuild the city of Skopje following the 1963 Skopje earthquake. The plan was organised between 1963 and 1966 by the government of Yugoslavia and the United Nations. [1] The rebuilding of the city attracted large international attention, [2] this led to the involvement of ...
The Old Bazaar falls primarily within the borders of Čair Municipality but a part of it is located in Centar Municipality. [ 2 ] As one of the oldest and largest marketplaces in the Balkans, it has been Skopje's centre [ 3 ][ 4 ] for trade and commerce since at least the 12th century. The earliest known sources that describe the existence of a ...
Macedonia Square, Skopje. Macedonia Square (Macedonian: Плоштад Македонија, Albanian: Sheshi Maqedonia) is the main square [1] of Skopje, the capital of North Macedonia. The square is the biggest in North Macedonia with a total extent of 18,500 m 2. [2] It is located in the central part of the city, and it crosses the Vardar River.
The Skopje Fortress (Macedonian: Скопско кале, romanized: Skopsko kale; Albanian: Kalaja e Shkupit; Turkish: Üsküp Kalesi), commonly referred to as Kale (from kale, the Turkish word for 'fortress'), is a historic fortress located in the old town of Skopje, the capital of North Macedonia. It is located in Centar municipality [1] and ...
Location. The Stone Bridge (Macedonian: Камен мост ⓘ; Albanian: Ura e gurit; Turkish: Taş köprüsü) is a bridge across the Vardar River in Skopje, the capital of North Macedonia, built by Sultan Mehmed the Conqueror. The bridge is considered a symbol of Skopje and is the main element of the coat of arms of the city, which in turn ...
The 1963 Skopje earthquake (Macedonian: Скопски земјотрес од 1963 година) was a 6.1 moment magnitude earthquake which occurred in Skopje, SR Macedonia (present-day North Macedonia), then part of the SFR Yugoslavia, on July 26, 1963, which killed over 1,070 people, injured between 3,000 [ 5 ] and 4,000 [ 6 ] and left more ...
Scupi. Panorama of Scupi and Skopje. Scupi (Ancient Greek: Σκούποι, Skoúpoi) is an archaeological site located between Zajčev Rid (Зајчев Рид 'Rabbit Hill') and the Vardar River, several kilometers from the center of modern Skopje in North Macedonia. A Roman military camp was founded here in the second century BC on the site ...