The
Bosniaks
The Bosniaks ( bs, Bošnjaci, Cyrillic: Бошњаци, ; , ) are a South Slavic ethnic group native to the Southeast European historical region of Bosnia, which is today part of Bosnia and Herzegovina, who share a common Bosnian ancestry, ...
in North Macedonia ( mk, Бошњаци, bs, Bošnjaci / Бошњаци) number 17,018 people according to the 2002 census.
The population is largely concentrated in and around the capital
Skopje
Skopje ( , , ; mk, Скопје ; sq, Shkup) is the capital and largest city of North Macedonia. It is the country's political, cultural, economic, and academic centre.
The territory of Skopje has been inhabited since at least 4000 BC; ...
, but also in the municipalities of
Veles and
Dolneni.
Culture
Religion
Bosniaks started settling in Macedonia after the
Congress of Berlin
The Congress of Berlin (13 June – 13 July 1878) was a diplomatic conference to reorganise the states in the Balkan Peninsula after the Russo-Turkish War of 1877–78, which had been won by Russia against the Ottoman Empire. Represented at ...
in 1878. Bosniaks in the Republic of Macedonia are predominantly adherents to
Sunni Islam.
Historical censuses
The historical censuses in Yugoslavia recorded "Muslims" (''Muslimani''), the so-called
ethnic Muslims, in the
SR Macedonia
The Socialist Republic of Macedonia ( mk, Социјалистичка Република Македонија, Socijalistička Republika Makedonija), or SR Macedonia, commonly referred to as Socialist Macedonia or Yugoslav Macedonia, was ...
at the numbers of: 1,248 (0.1%) in 1971; 39,512 (2.1%) in 1981; 35,256 (1.7%) in 1991.
Notable individuals
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Adis Jahović
Adis Jahović ( mk, Адис Јаховиќ, born 18 March 1987) is a Macedonian footballer who plays as a forward for Turkish club Bodrumspor.
Club career
Jahović began playing football at the age of 7 with FK Makedonija Gjorče Petrov., an ...
, member of the
Macedonian national football team
The North Macedonia national football team ( mk, Фудбалска репрезентација на Северна Македонија, Fudbalska reprezentacija na Severna Makedonija) represents North Macedonia in men's international footba ...
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Ferid Muhić
Ferid Muhić ( mk, Ферид Мухиќ; born 1943 in Zavidovići, Bosnia and Herzegovina) is President of the Bosniak Academy of Sciences and Arts. He is a professor of Philosophy at the Ss. Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje, North Ma ...
, academician
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Cedi Osman, basketball player
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Elvira Rahić
Elvira Rahić (born 1 September 1973) is a Bosnian pop-folk singer. Rahić began her professional music career in 1991 and has since released ten studio albums. She lives in Sarajevo and Vienna.
Career
Rahić will release her eleventh studio ...
, singer
See also
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Macedonian Muslims
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Gorani people
References
{{Ethnic groups in North Macedonia
Ethnic groups in North Macedonia
Islam in North Macedonia