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Skopje
Skopje or Skoplje , city (1994 pop. 444,760), capital of Macedonia, on the Vardar River. It is an important transportation and trade center as well as an industrial hub where chemicals, cement, machinery, and diverse light manufactures are produced. The city is also the see of an Orthodox Eastern archbishop and the seat of a Macedonian university (founded 1949).
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"Skopje." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Skopje." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Skopje.html "Skopje." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Skopje.html |
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Skopje
Skopje, Macedonia Skupi, Prima Justiniana, Üsküb An Illyrian town, it was the native town of Justinian I† who rebuilt it in 535 after an earthquake in 518. He renamed it after himself ‘First (Town) of Justinian’. It was held by the Ottoman Turks between 1392 and 1912 and they renamed it Üsküb. It was incorporated into Serbia in 1913 as Skoplje, the Macedonian spelling, and occupied by the Bulgarians during both World Wars. It became the capital of the Macedonian Republic within the former Yugoslavia in 1945 and remained so when that republic achieved its independence in 1991. The meaning is not known.
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JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Skopje." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Skopje." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O209-Skopje.html JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Skopje." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O209-Skopje.html |
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Skopje
Skopje Capital of Macedonia, on the River Vardar. Founded in Roman times, it became capital of the Serbian Empire in the 14th century, fell to the Ottoman Turks in 1392, and incorporated into Yugoslavia in 1918. In 1963 an earthquake destroyed most of the city. Industries: metals, textiles, chemicals, glassware. Pop. (2002 est.) 448,600.
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"Skopje." World Encyclopedia. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Skopje." World Encyclopedia. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O142-Skopje.html "Skopje." World Encyclopedia. 2005. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O142-Skopje.html |
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