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Dojran Lake (Дојранско Езеро) – the smallest tectonic lake in the Republic of Macedonia

Dojran Lake is a tectonic lake located in the southeastern part of the Republic of Macedonia. It is located at an altitude of 148 m. Through it crosses the border with Greece and it has a typical oval shape, with a length in the direction North-South 8.9 km and a width in the direction West-East 7.1 km.

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April 6, 2013

Dojran Lake (Дојранско Езеро) – the smallest tectonic lake in the Republic of Macedonia

Tourist destinations

Eleni Karinte (Елени Каринте) House in Bitola

It is known that the father of modern Turkey, Mustafa Kemal Ataturk in 1899 in Bitola (Monastir) finished high school.

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April 4, 2013

Eleni Karinte (Елени Каринте) House in Bitola

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Sirok Sokak (Широк Сокак) in Bitola

Sirok Sokak (Широк Сокак, Wide Street) is the main street in Bitola, a place where you go if you want to see someone in Bitola or to be seen.

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March 9, 2013

Tourist destinations

Clock Tower (Саат Кула) in Bitola

With imposing height of 32 meters, the Clock Tower is the most recognizable landmark of Bitola.

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March 7, 2013

Bitola, Macedonia

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Old Bazaar (Стара Чаршија) in Bitola

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March 7, 2013

Cultural Heritage / Tourist destinations

Heraclea Lyncestis, ancient city near Bitola

Heraclea is mentioned by most of the ancient writers: Polybius, Strabo, Caesar and others., in all itinerariums (Itinerarium Antonini and others.) in Tabula Peutingeriana as a station on the road Heraclea - Stobi.

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February 6, 2013

Heraclea Lyncestis, ancient city near Bitola

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Movie Bridge in village Zovik, Mariovo

Movie Bridge Zovik is placed in picturesque nature on Gradeska river, 50 km from Bitola, near the village Zovik (Zovic, Зовиќ, Бзовиќ) in Mariovo region.

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January 28, 2013

Tourist destinations

Matka Canyon (Кањон Матка) – the oldest artificial lake in Macedonia

Matka is the oldest artificial lake in Macedonia, whose accumulation was built in 1938.

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January 26, 2013

Matka Canyon (Кањон Матка) – the oldest artificial lake in Macedonia

Macedonian mountains / Tourist destinations

Kajmakcalan (Кајмакчалан) – WW1 location on Nidze mountain

Kajmakcalan (Кајмакчалан, Kaimaktsalan) is the highest peak of Mount Nidze (2.521 m) and during the WW1 (First World War) one of the key positions on the Macedonian Front.

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January 24, 2013

Kajmakcalan (Кајмакчалан) – WW1 location on Nidze mountain

Kajmakchalan chapel - Nidze mountain Macedonia

Cultural Heritage / Tourist destinations

Kokino – the fourth oldest astronomical observatory in the world

Kokino (Кокино) is the fourth oldest astronomical observatory in the world. It is a complex prehistoric archaeological site (2000 BC), on the territory of Municipality Staro Nagorichane near Kumanovo, Macedonia.

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January 20, 2013

Kokino – Archaeo-astronomical Site in Macedonia

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Kuklici Kratovo (Куклици Кратово) – Stone Wedding

Near the town Kratovo, the village Kuklici exist, named after the large stone blocks, located in its proximity.

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January 17, 2013