Introduction to North Macedonia
Balkans is God’s magical painting with the most beautiful countries on earth such as Albania, Bosnia, Bulgaria, and Croatia. You’ll have the trip of your life if you travel to this area.
In this post, we’ll be adding to the list by explaining another heaven to you called “North Macedonia”.
Let’s start with North Macedonia’s recent history.
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Recent history of North Macedonia
In recent history, after defeating the Ottoman Empire, the Balkans countries formed a country called “Yugoslavia” and then, they started declaring independence, one after another. Most of them had to do it violently, but in North Macedonia, the whole process was smooth. They held a referendum and then decided to form their own country which they officially succeeded on 8 September 1991.
North Macedonia’s government is trying to move forward. It joined NATO recently and is trying to join the EU zone as well.
People in North Macedonia
Most North Macedonians identify as Macedonians and the rest are mostly Albanians.
In the Balkans, people understand each other’s languages more than %95 (Even though some claim that the languages are different!).
Alexander the Great & Mother Teresa in North Macedonia
Mother Teresa was born in North Macedonia and although there are some issues over Alexander the Great with Greece, North Macedonians know him as their national hero just like their fellow Greeks.
What to do in North Macedonia
Matka Canyon in North Macedonia
This Canyon is the most popular in North Macedonia. Covering about 5,000 hectares, Matka is great for walking and discovering the Monasteries that have been there since the 14th century.
Monastery of Saint Naum in North Macedonia
This gorgeous Monastery’s history goes back to 905 when North Macedonia was getting controlled by the Bulgarian Empire.
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Millennium Cross in North Macedonia
After gaining independence from Yugoslavia, the government was like, “We should have a Christian monument here!” which they started in 2002 and finished in 2009. Millennium Cross is one of the largest crosses in the world and it’s accessible by a cable car.
Large cross. Hmm, good one. I’m loving North Macedonia already.
Interestingly gorgeous!!! Thanks for sharing!
My pleasure!
Thank you for your nice comments!
I enjoy trading them.
Wow! It looks beautiful! Thanks for sharing! I didn’t know about North Macedonia but now I want to visit! Can’t wait to be able to travel again!
My pleasure!
Thank you for your comment! 😊
Que beleza !
Alexander the Great is a Greek Cultural hero and he was born in Pella in Greece. Everyone knows that. For more information:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_the_Great
Wow! This is very interesting. I love monasteries, of any kind. Fascinating history
Right! North Macedonia is am interesting underrated country!
Thank you for your comment!
You are welcome. I have memories concerning Macedonia but not from having been there. I gave memories of reading of it in the Acts of the Apostles in the Bible. A man from Macedonia appearing to someone saying “Come over to Macedonia and help us.” I rather liked that
The Bible’s Macedonia is reffered to as today’s Greece.
North Macedonia was a part of Greece at some point and that’s how it got its name.
This is very interesting
Wow this is a really fascinating area of the world. I didn’t know that Mother Teresa was born there! These are great posts to learn about the different countries. The DNA test said I have a percentage from The Balkans, I don’t know which country, but they keep changing so it could be any of them. Great post!
You should consider yourself lucky! All of the Balkans countries are great!
Thank you very much for your comment!