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Macedonia

North Macedonia is a landlocked country in the Balkan Peninsula bounded by Serbia, Bulgaria, Greece and Albania. It has a population of over two million people and its capital and largest city is Skopje. Some important features of North Macedonia include its national flag with a yellow sun symbolizing liberty, Lake Ohrid which is surrounded by historic churches and monasteries, and the town of Bitola known as the City of Consuls with beautiful old architecture. North Macedonia has a variety of places to visit that showcase its ancient history and culture.

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Macedonia

North Macedonia is a landlocked country in the Balkan Peninsula bounded by Serbia, Bulgaria, Greece and Albania. It has a population of over two million people and its capital and largest city is Skopje. Some important features of North Macedonia include its national flag with a yellow sun symbolizing liberty, Lake Ohrid which is surrounded by historic churches and monasteries, and the town of Bitola known as the City of Consuls with beautiful old architecture. North Macedonia has a variety of places to visit that showcase its ancient history and culture.

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North Macedonia

Macedonia, the small precious piece of land, is a country in southeastern Europe,


on the Balkan Peninsula. A former constituent of Yugoslavia, it declared its
independence in November 1991. It is completely landlocked and is bounded by Serbia,
Bulgaria, Greece and Albania. North Macedonia has population of over two millions of
people. Its National flag is red with yellow eight rayed sun. Red, one of the colors used
in the flag, is one of the traditional colors of Slavic Macedonia. Red and yellow/gold is
also part of the nation’s heritage. The stylized sun seen in the flag symbolizes the “new
sun of Liberty” that is mentioned in the country’s national anthem and also in the Coat
of Arms. The national emblem of North Macedonia depicts two curved garlands of
sheaves of wheat, tobacco leaves and opium poppy fruits, tied by a ribbon decorated
with embroidery of traditional Macedonian folk motifs. In the center of the ovoid frame
are depicted a mountain, a lake and a sunrise. The features of the national coat of arms
contain a rising sun which symbolizes freedom, the Šar Mountains with its peak
named Ljuboten or Mount Korab and the river Vardar, with Lake Ohrid. The emblem
also contains opium poppy fruits; this poppy was brought to North Macedonia by the
Ottoman Empire in the first half of the 19th century. In February 2019 Macedonia
becomes North Macedonia.
It’s biggest town and at the same the Capital is Skopje. Its landmark is the Stone
Bridge. The most beautiful place which is near Skopje is the Matka Canyon. Skopje is
also the place where Mother Theresa of Calcutta was born. Today, you can see museum
house dedicated to her in the center of the capital city of Skopje.
The largest lake is Ohrid Lake, and the town of Ohrid became a center of culture
and also is the most powerful spiritual metropolis in the Slavonic world. Only in Ohrid
there are 365 churches and monasteries. The oldest church there is the church of St.
Sofia. There are a lot of beautiful churches and monasteries such as: St. Jovan Kaneo,
St. Pantelejmon and St. Klement church - Plaoshnik which is also an archaeological
place, and St. Naum Monastery near Ohrid. An interesting thing about the St. Naum
Monastery is the believing that if you bend down on the coffin with the St. Naum’s
remains you can still hear his heart beating. The brothers St Cyril and St Methodius
taught their students the Cyrillic alphabet at a monastery in Ohrid, wherefrom it was
spread across the eastern Slavic world.
Bitola, the town where I live is, according to me the most beautiful town in
Macedonia. It is also known as the City of Consuls. There are about eleven Consulates
only in Bitola. If you are a fan of the ancient architecture this is the right place for you.
There are a lot of old houses with an amazing architecture placed on the main street
Shirok Sokak and the Old Bazaar, the Clock Tower is also an old building and
landmark of Bitola. There is a legend that the Turkish government collected 60,000
eggs from the local population, which were used in the mortar for the Clock Tower, as it
would be stronger and more resilient.
Maybe I sound as a tour guide but there are a lot of interesting places to see or
visit in Macedonia. From ancient places to modern ones. No matter which place you
decide to visit, this country is really worth visiting.

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