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Bitola , formerly Monastir, city (1994 pop. 86,176), S Macedonia. It is a commercial and industrial center for the surrounding agricultural area. Bitola was a major agricultural center in Roman times. Later settled by Slavs, it became a bishopric in the 11th cent. In 1395 the Turks conquered Bitola, which became an important military and commercial center in the 15th and 16th cent. The city suffered much damage during the Balkan Wars (during which the Serbs took it from the Turks) and in World War I. Bitola is noted for its numerous mosques, churches, and a former Turkish market.

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Bitola

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Bitola, Macedonia Heraclea Lyncestis, Pelagonia, Monastir, Bitolj Originally a Greek settlement, and then Roman, it became an episcopal see in the 11th century. It fell to the Turks in 1382 and was renamed Monastir after monasterium ‘monastery’. The present name is derived from the Slavonic obitel' ‘cloister’ or ‘abode’. It was the capital of Macedonia in the 19th century.

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