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Skopje (/ ˈ s k ɒ p j eɪ / SKOP-yay, [5] [6] US also / ˈ s k oʊ p j eɪ / SKOHP-yay; [7] Macedonian: Скопје ⓘ; Albanian: Shkup, Albanian definite form: Shkupi) is the capital and largest city of North Macedonia. It is the country's political, cultural, economic, and academic centre.
The history of Skopje, North Macedonia, goes back to at least 4000; [1] remains of Neolithic settlements have been found within the old Kale Fortress that overlooks the modern city centre. The settlement appears to have been founded around then by the Paionians , a people that inhabited the region.
1947 - City Stadium of Skopje opens. 1949 City becomes capital of Skoplje Oblast. [4] Museum of the City of Skopje founded in a former railway station. Ss. Cyril and Methodius University of Skopje founded. 1953 - Population: 121,551. [12] 1963 26 July: 1963 Skopje earthquake. Revolution Bridge built. Contemporary Art Museum of Macedonia founded.
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]
The coat of arms of the City of Skopje (Macedonian: Грб на Скопје; Albanian: Stema e Shkupit) is an emblem in the form of a renaissance shield, depicting the Šar Mountains, the Skopje Fortress, the Vardar river and the Stone Bridge, all important landmarks of the city and North Macedonia as a whole.
The statue measures 1.7 metres (5.6 ft) in height. [6] The Illyrian tribe Albanoi is attested in an ancient funeral inscription in Scupi [7] It was excavated in 1931 by Nikola Vulić and its text was curated and published in 1982 by Borka Dragojević-Josifovska. The inscription in Latin reads "POSIS MESTYLU F[ILIUS] FL[AVIA] DELVS MVCATI F[ILIA ...
Skopje International Airport [2] [3] [4] (Macedonian: Меѓународен аеродром Скопје, Albanian: Aeroporti Ndërkombëtar i Shkupit) (IATA: SKP, ICAO: LWSK), also known as Skopje Airport (Аеродром Скопје, Aeroporti i Shkupit) and Petrovec Airport is the larger and busier of the two international airports in North Macedonia, with the other being the St. Paul ...
It is assumed that the aqueduct took water from the spring Lavovec (village Gluvo in mountain Skopska Crna Gora), 9 kilometers (5.6 mi) northwest from Skopje and brought water to city center. The first phase of restoration work on the Skopje Aqueduct began in September 2021 and completed in early 2023, with the second phase beginning afterward. [3]