Skopje - History

Skopje (Macedonian: Скопје, Albanian: Shkupi, Serbian/Croatian: Skoplje, Bulgarian: Скопие; Ottoman Turkish: Üsküb, Greek: Σκόπια);see also different names; is the capital city of the Republic of Macedonia. It has approx. 650,000 inhabitants (2000 estimate) and is located on the upper Vardar river. Skopje is located at 42°0′N 21°26′E. Skopje is the political, economic, and cultural centre of the modern Republic of Macedonia. It is a major centre for the metal-processing, chemical, timber, textile, leat ...

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• Skopje - History
• Skopje - Classical era
• Skopje - Medieval era
• Skopje - The Ottoman city
• Skopje - In the 20th century
• Skopje - Buildings
• Skopje - Trivia

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Skopje - Classical era. The site of modern Skopje has been inhabited since at least 3500 BC; remains of Neolithic settlements have been found within the old Kale fortress that overlooks the modern city centre. Skopje was known to the ancient Greeks as Skupi, a name given to a settlement to the northwest of the city centre in the area of the modern suburb of Zlokučani. The settlement appears to have been founded around the 3rd century BC by the Dardanians, a people on the ...

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Skopje, Skopje - History, Skopje - Classical era, Skopje - Medieval era, Skopje - The Ottoman city, Skopje - In the 20th century, Skopje - Buildings, Skopje - Trivia

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