Skopje

Skopje (, ) is the caipital an the muckle maist city o the Republic o Macedonie. Wi mair nor hauf a million indwallers, it haes a quarter o the country's tot population an is the political, cultural, an economical centre. It wis kent in the Roman period unner the name Scupi. The city developit rapidly efter World War II, bit this wis halted in 1963 by a disastrous yirdquauk. 

Skopje is locatit on the upper coorse o the Vardar River an is locatit on a major north-sooth Balkan route atween Belgrade an Athens.

Internaitional relations

Twin touns – Sister cities

Skopje is twinned wi:

Bradford, Unitit Kinrick, (syne 1961)
, Fraunce, (syne 1961)
, Germany, (syne 1967)
Tempe, Arizona, USA, (syne 1971)
23pxRoubaix, Fraunce, (syne 1973)
23pxWaremme, Belgium, (syne 1974)
, Germany, (syne 1982)
Nanchang, Cheenae, (syne 1984)
Manisa, Turkey, (syne 1985)
Suez, Egyp, (syne 1985)Ankara, Turkey, (syne 1995)
23pxPittsburgh, USA, (syne 2002)
Istanbul, Turkey, (syne 2003)
, Slovenie, (syne 2007)
, Bosnie an Herzegovinae, (syne 2007)
23pxZaragoza, Spain (syne 2008)
23pxPodgorica, Montenegro, (syne 2007)
, Serbie, (frae 2012)Скопје и Белград се збратимија

References


Category:Umwhile caipitals o Bulgarie
Category:Umwhile caipitals o Serbie
Category:Ceeties in auncient Illyrie
Category:Caipitals in Europe
Category:Ceeties in North Macedonie