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Skopska Crna Gora (

Macedonian Macedonian most often refers to someone or something from or related to Macedonia. Macedonian(s) may specifically refer to: People Modern * Macedonians (ethnic group), a nation and a South Slavic ethnic group primarily associated with North M ...

and Serbian Cyrillic: Скопска Црна Гора, ;

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: ''Malësia e Karadakut''), often called simply Crna Gora (Macedonian and Serbian Cyrillic: Црна Гора; Albanian: ''Mali i Zi''), is a mountain range and ethnographic region in

and

. The highest peak is Ramno in Macedonia. The largest town on the mountain is

Kučevište Kučevište ( mk, Кучевиште) is the largest village in the municipality of Čučer-Sandevo, North Macedonia. Demographics According to the 2002 census, the village had a total of 3,167 inhabitants. Ethnic groups in the village include:Mac ...

in North Macedonia.

Name

Skopska Crna Gora is also known as Karadak (from earlier tr, Karadağ – "Black Mountain", Macedonian and Serbian: Карадаk, Albanian: ''Karadak''), which appeared after the Ottoman conquest of the region.С. Томић, Скопска Црна Гора, Српски етнолошки зборник 3, Београд 1905, 409—417.

Geography

Skopska Crna Gora extends from the Kaçanik Gorge to the west - to and the Gorge of Končulj in the east. In the north, it stretches from

Binačka Morava Binačka Morava (Macedonian language, Macedonian and Serbian Cyrillic alphabet, Serbian Cyrillic: Биначка Морава; sq, Morava e Binçës or ''Mirusha'') is a river which flows in southeastern Kosovo and North Macedonia. It flows gene ...

Aračinovo Aračinovo ( mk, Арачиново , sq, Haraçinë) is a village and seat of the municipality of Aračinovo, North Macedonia. History During the 2001 Macedonia conflict, it was occupied by ethnic Albanian insurgents. Later, during violence ...

in the south. The relief structure is fragmented due to the rivers of the region which descend from high points and carry eroded material. Additionally, the geological composition of the region is complicated as there are new sediments in the west,

Mesozoic The Mesozoic Era ( ), also called the Age of Reptiles, the Age of Conifers, and colloquially as the Age of the Dinosaurs is the second-to-last era of Earth's geological history, lasting from about , comprising the Triassic, Jurassic and Cretaceo ...

layers in the middle and old

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layers in the east. The most important rivers are Letnica, Golemareka, Karadak, Pasjani, Lashtica, and Llapushnica. 31% of the region consists of arable land, whereas 11% consists of pastures and meadows. Due to the lack of nutrition available, the keeping of livestock is limited. Skopska Crna Gora consists of high mountain peaks ranging from 700-1,650m. The mountains covers around and consist of around 50,000 inhabitants, with a density of about 120 per km. Municipalities that lie in the region include: Kosovo:

Kaçanik Kaçanik ( sq-definite, Kaçaniku) or Kačanik ( sr-Cyrl, Качаник, ) is a town and municipality located in the Ferizaj District of southern Kosovo. According to the 2011 census, the town of Kaçanik has 15,634 inhabitants, while the munici ...

, Viti, Elez Han,

Gjilan Gjilan, or Gnjilane ( sr-cyr, Гњилане) is the eighth largest city in Kosovo and seat of Gjilan Municipality and Gjilan District. Name Ottoman chronicler Evliya Çelebi mentions ''Morava'' as a settlement of the Sanjak of Vučitrn. � ...

Ranilug Ranilug (Serbian Cyrillic: Ранилуг) or Ranillug ( sq-definite, Ranillugu), is a village and municipality located in the Gjilan District of Kosovo. The municipality comprises 12 villages and as of 2015 has a population of 5,800 inhabitants. ...

Parteš Parteš (Serbian Cyrillic: Партеш) or Partesh ( sq-definite, Parteshi), is a town and municipality located in the Gjilan District of Kosovo. The municipality was established on 19 August 2010. It is inhabited by Serbs, and as of 2013, it ha ...

, Klokot Serbia:

Bujanovac Bujanovac ( sr-cyr, Бујановац, ; sq, Bujanoc) is a town and municipality located in the Pčinja District of southern Serbia. Situated in the South Morava basin, it is located in the geographical area known as Preševo Valley. It is also ...

Preševo Preševo ( sr-cyrl, Прешево; sq, Preshevë, ) is a town and municipality located in the Pčinja District of southern Serbia. It is the southernmost town in Central Serbia and largest in the geographical region of Preševo Valley. Preševo ...

North Macedonia: Čučer-Sandevo, Lipkovo,

Butel Butel ( mk, Бутел, sq, Butel) is a neighbourhood in the city of Skopje, North Macedonia, and the seat of Butel Municipality Butel Municipality ( mk, ; sq, Butel) is one of the ten municipalities that make up the City of Skopje, the ca ...

Gazi Baba Gazi Baba ( mk, , sq, Gazi Babë) is one of the ten municipalities that make up the City of Skopje, the capital of North Macedonia. The municipality administration consists of a council and mayor. "Skopje encompasses ten municipalities (Aerodr ...

History

Middle Ages

It is not known since when this area is called by its current name, however it was first mentioned in the 13th century when the Tsar Konstantin Tih left the villages in his endowment. The name was mentioned again in 1300, in the charter of

King Milutin Stefan Uroš II Milutin ( sr-cyr, Стефан Урош II Милутин, Stefan Uroš II Milutin; 1253 – 29 October 1321), known as Stefan Milutin ( sr-cyr, Стефан Милутин, Stefan Milutin), was the King of Serbia between 1282&nd ...

in the Church of Saint George in Skopje. After the Ottoman conquest of Skopje, the name was translated into Kara-Dag, which is used until this day.

Ottoman Times

During the Ottoman period the region remained out of the reach of the regular Ottoman civil administration. The Kosovar part of the region was turned into a ''nahiya'' by the Ottomans and was named Karatonlu, while the Macedonian part was turned into a ''

Kaza A kaza (, , , plural: , , ; ota, قضا, script=Arab, (; meaning 'borough') * bg, околия (; meaning 'district'); also Кааза * el, υποδιοίκησις () or (, which means 'borough' or 'municipality'); also () * lad, kaza , ...

'' and was named Karadak. In this period many Albanian Clans (''vllazni)'' settled in the region, thus around 8-10% of the Albanian population belonged to the Berisha tribe, while descendants of the

Krasniqi tribe Krasniqi is a historical Albanian tribe and region in the Accursed Mountains in northeastern Albania, bordering Kosovo. The region lies within the Tropojë District and is part of a wider area between Albania and Kosovo that is historically kn ...

settled in the villages of

Gošince Gošince ( mk, Гошинце, sq, Goshincë) is a village in the municipality of Lipkovo, North Macedonia. History Descendants of the Krasniqi ''fis'' were recorded in the villages of Gošince, Slupčane, Alaševce and Runica in 1965. Demographi ...

, Slupčane,

Alaševce Alaševce ( mk, Алашевце, sq, Allashec) is a village in the municipality of Lipkovo, North Macedonia. History Descendants of the Krasniqi ''fis'' were recorded in the villages of Gošince, Slupčane, Alaševce and Runica in 1965. Demogra ...

and

Runica Runica ( mk, Руница; ) is a village in the Lipkovo municipality, in North Macedonia. In the Middle Ages, there was a village called Rućinci ( sr, Рућинци), which was one of the villages granted (''metochion'') by sevastokrator Dejan ...

. There are also members of the

Mirdita Mirdita is a region of northern Albania whose territory is synonymous with the historic Albanian tribe of the same name. Etymology The name Mirdita derives from a legendary ancestor named Mir Diti from whom the tribe claims descent. Other ...

and Sopi tribes which settled in the region. Following

Tanzimat The Tanzimat (; ota, تنظيمات, translit=Tanzimāt, lit=Reorganization, ''see'' nizām) was a period of reform in the Ottoman Empire that began with the Gülhane Hatt-ı Şerif in 1839 and ended with the First Constitutional Era in 1876. ...

reforms in 1839 and the sacking of local pashas, Albanians from Skopska Crna Gora and Šar, led by

Dervish Cara Dervish Cara was an Albanian revolutionary leader known for his role in the Albanian Revolt of 1844, a revolt also known by his name as "the Uprising of Dervish Cara". Biography Background Dervish Cara was born in Palçishte, Kalkandelen (pres ...

revolted In political science, a revolution (Latin: ''revolutio'', "a turn around") is a fundamental and relatively sudden change in political power and political organization which occurs when the population revolts against the government, typically due ...

. In January 1844 the rebels captured

Gostivar Gostivar ( mk, Гостивар , Albanian and Turkish: ''Gostivar''), is a city in North Macedonia, located in the upper Polog valley region. It is one of the largest municipalities in the country with a population of 81,042, and the town also ...

and

Tetovo Tetovo ( mk, Тетово, , sq, Tetovë/Tetova) is a city in the northwestern part of North Macedonia, built on the foothills of Šar Mountain and divided by the Pena River. The municipality of Tetovo covers an area of at above sea level, w ...

. In February 1844 the rebels attacked and captured the whole region, including the towns of

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; r ...

Kumanovo Kumanovo ( mk, Куманово ; also known by other #Etymology, alternative names) is a city in North Macedonia and the seat of Kumanovo Municipality, the List of municipalities in the Republic of Macedonia by population, largest municipali ...

Vranje Vranje ( sr-Cyrl, Врање, ) is a city in Southern Serbia and the administrative center of the Pčinja District. The municipality of Vranje has a population of 83,524 and its urban area has 60,485 inhabitants. Vranje is the economical, polit ...

and Leskovac.Albanische Geschichte: Stand und Perspektiven der Forschung Volume 140 of Südosteuropäische Arbeiten Authors Oliver Jens Schmitt, Eva Anne Frantz Editors Oliver Jens Schmitt, Eva Anne Frantz Publisher Oldenbourg Wissenschaftsverlag, 2009 , p. 168 A National Council led by Dervish Cara was created The revolt was ultimately suppressed by the Ottomans, led by Hayredin Pasha in the summer of 1844. During the mid 1800's, Catholic Albanians were expelled by Ottoman authorities. During the Albanian revolt of 1910, Albanian fighters from Skopska Crna Gora under the command of

Idriz Seferi Idriz Seferi (14 March 1847 – 25 March 1927) was an Albanian leader and guerrilla fighter (rebel). A member of the League of Prizren and League of Peja, he was the right-hand man of Isa Boletini, with whom he organized the 1910 Uprising against ...

rebelled against the Ottomans and managed to defeat them in the Battle of Kaçanik.Elsie 2012, p. 403 In 1912, the Albanians

rebelled Rebellion, uprising, or insurrection is a refusal of obedience or order. It refers to the open resistance against the orders of an established authority. A rebellion originates from a sentiment of indignation and disapproval of a situation and ...

again and managed to capture

.Pearsons 2004, p. 24 Fighters from Skopska Crna Gora played a vital role during the struggle for Albanian independence.

Modern history

The region became part of the

Kingdom of Serbia The Kingdom of Serbia ( sr-cyr, Краљевина Србија, Kraljevina Srbija) was a country located in the Balkans which was created when the ruler of the Principality of Serbia, Milan I, was proclaimed king in 1882. Since 1817, the Princi ...

after the

First Balkan War The First Balkan War ( sr, Први балкански рат, ''Prvi balkanski rat''; bg, Балканска война; el, Αʹ Βαλκανικός πόλεμος; tr, Birinci Balkan Savaşı) lasted from October 1912 to May 1913 and invo ...

. Following this the region became a battleground between the Serbian forces supported by

Chetniks The Chetniks ( sh-Cyrl-Latn, Четници, Četnici, ; sl, Četniki), formally the Chetnik Detachments of the Yugoslav Army, and also the Yugoslav Army in the Homeland and the Ravna Gora Movement, was a Yugoslav royalist and Serbian nationa ...

and Albanian Kachaks under

and

Ajet Sopi Bllata Ajet Sopi Bllata (1861–1938) was an Albanian rebel from the village of Jabllanica, in present-day Bujanovac municipality, then part of the Ottoman Empire. From the age of 17 to that of 53, he fought as a kachak against Serbian interests in the ...

as well as the Macedonian IMRO insurgents.Trotsky 1980, p. 117 The region was

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by the Kingdom of Bulgaria during the

First World War World War I (28 July 1914 11 November 1918), often abbreviated as WWI, was one of the deadliest global conflicts in history. Belligerents included much of Europe, the Russian Empire, the United States, and the Ottoman Empire, with fightin ...

and became part of the newly established

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after it ended. During the

Interwar period In the history of the 20th century, the interwar period lasted from 11 November 1918 to 1 September 1939 (20 years, 9 months, 21 days), the end of the World War I, First World War to the beginning of the World War II, Second World War. The in ...

many Serb colonizers setteled in the region After the

Invasion of Yugoslavia The invasion of Yugoslavia, also known as the April War or Operation 25, or ''Projekt 25'' was a German-led attack on the Kingdom of Yugoslavia by the Axis powers which began on 6 April 1941 during World War II. The order for the invasion was p ...

in 1941 the region was given to the Kingdom of Bulgaria, which resulted in Albanian resistance led by

Mulla Idriz Gjilani Mulla Idriz Gjilani was an Albanian patriot, a Muslim preacher, master orator and freedom fighter. He was born in the village of Velekinca in Gjilan, Ottoman Empire, (now Gjilan, Kosovo). The Gjilani family who have inhabited his birth region ...

. The Karadak Uprising was later mostly quelled by

Bulgaria Bulgaria (; bg, България, Bǎlgariya), officially the Republic of Bulgaria,, ) is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the eastern flank of the Balkans, and is bordered by Romania to the north, Serbia and North Macedon ...

and the Yugoslav partisan forces after the Stratsin–Kumanovo and Kosovo Operation, but low intense fighting under the command of Hasan Ali Remniku continued until 1951. During the

Yugoslav Wars The Yugoslav Wars were a series of separate but related#Naimark, Naimark (2003), p. xvii. ethnic conflicts, wars of independence, and Insurgency, insurgencies that took place in the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, SFR Yugoslavia from ...

, Serb seperatists supported by the

FR Yugoslavia Serbia and Montenegro ( sr, Cрбија и Црна Гора, translit=Srbija i Crna Gora) was a country in Southeast Europe located in the Balkans that existed from 1992 to 2006, following the breakup A relationship breakup, breakup, or ...

sought to create a Serbian breakaway State named "Karadak republic" in the region. From 1998 to 1999, during the

Kosovo War The Kosovo War was an armed conflict in Kosovo that started 28 February 1998 and lasted until 11 June 1999. It was fought by the forces of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (i.e. Serbia and Montenegro), which controlled Kosovo before the war ...

the "Karadak Operational Zone" of the KLA (which also included large parts of the

Anamorava Anamorava ( sq, Anamoravë) or Kosovo Pomoravlje ( sr, Косовско Поморавље / ''Kosovsko Pomoravlje'', " Pomoravlje of Kosovo"), is a valley in the Republic of Kosovo, in the southern part of the District of Gjilan surrounding the ...

Region) remained inactive, thus the region saw less fighting than other parts of Kosovo. But from 1999 to 2001, during the

Insurgency in the Presevo Valley An insurgency is a violent, armed rebellion against authority waged by small, lightly armed bands who practice guerrilla warfare from primarily rural base areas. The key descriptive feature of insurgency is its asymmetric warfare, asymmetric na ...

and the Insurgency in Macedonia the Serbian and Macedonian parts of the region became major strongholds of the Albanian separatist organizations NLA and LAPMB and a stronghold of Albanian nationalism, thus the region saw many armed conflicts against the security forces of

and the Republic of Macedonia such as Dobrosin 1, Dobrosin 2, Oraovica, Tanuševci 1, Tanuševci 2,

Ljuboten Ljuboten ( Serbian and mk, ) or Luboten (in Albanian) is a peak of the Šar Mountains located on the border between Kosovo and North Macedonia. Its elevation is . Ljuboten, although not the highest peak of the range, is somewhat isolated fr ...

, Vaksince 1, Vaksince 2,

Operation MH-1 Operation MH-1 was a Macedonian mini-offensive and sweep operation designed to clear out the NLA rebels from the Skopska Crna Gora region all along the Macedonian border. The offensive started on March 28, 2001, and ended the next day. Prelude ...

Operation MH-2 Operation MH-2 ( mk, Операција МХ-2) was the first major battle in the Kumanovo Karadak region during the insurgency in the Republic of Macedonia. Execution of the Operation MH - 2 Macedonian forces started to demine the fields at 8 a. ...

. Low intensity skirmishes continued in these parts of the region such as the

Gošince attack On 21 April 2015, 40 armed men with National Liberation Army (NLA) patches attacked a border police station located at Gošince, near the Kosovo border. The group tied and beat the policemen manning the outpost and stole weapons and radios. Th ...

and Kumanovo attack in 2015.

Culture

The

Albanians The Albanians (; sq, Shqiptarët ) are an ethnic group and nation native to the Balkan Peninsula who share a common Albanian ancestry, culture, history and language. They primarily live in Albania, Kosovo, North Macedonia, Montenegro, Se ...

of Karadak have a dialect of their own, which in itself is a north-eastern extremity of central

Gheg Albanian Gheg (also spelled Geg; Gheg Albanian: ''gegnishtja'', Standard sq, gegërishtja) is one of the two major variety (linguistics), varieties of Albanian language, Albanian, the other being Tosk Albanian, Tosk. The geographic dividing line betwee ...

. The dialect borders on the verge of north-eastern Gheg Albanian. The Macedonian population of the region speaks the

Skopska Crna Gora dialect The Skopska Crna Gora dialect ( mk, Скопскоцрногорски дијалект, ) is a member of the western subgroup of the northern group of dialects of Macedonian. The dialect is spoken in a small territory north of Skopje on the hem ...

Notable people

, Albanian patriot and freedom fighter * Agim Ramadani, Albanian commander of the KLA *

Njazi Azemi Nijazi Azemi (16 June 1970 – 26 March 2001) was an Albanian soldier of the Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA) and later Liberation Army of Preševo, Medveđa and Bujanovac (UÇPMB), best known for his support in the Kosovo war. During the war, he ...

, Albanian commander of the KLA and UÇPMB * Ridvan Qazimi, Albanian commander of the KLA and UÇPMB * Ismet Jashari, Albanian commander of the KLA * Xhezair Shaqiri, Albanian commander of the KLA and NLA * Rashit Mustafa, Albanian commander of the KLA * Jonuz Zejnullahu, Albanian

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and soldier of the KLA known for blowing himself up during the

Battle of Koshare A battle is an occurrence of combat in warfare between opposing military units of any number or size. A war usually consists of multiple battles. In general, a battle is a military engagement that is well defined in duration, area, and force ...

* Mulla Idriz Gjilan, Albanian

Mullah Mullah (; ) is an honorific title for Shia and Sunni Muslim clergy or a Muslim mosque leader. The term is also sometimes used for a person who has higher education in Islamic theology and sharia law. The title has also been used in some Miz ...

and freedom fighter * Jakup Asipi, Albanian

and commander of the NLA *

Lutfi Haziri Lutfi Haziri (born 8 November 1969 in Gjilan, Yugoslavia, now Kosovo) is the deputy chairman of the Democratic League of Kosovo and former mayor of Gjilan. He is a former deputy prime minister and minister of Kosovo for Culture, Youth, Sports and N ...

, Political Leader of the "ZO Karadak" of the KLA *

Sulë Hotla Sulë Hotla (born Sulejman Asip Sulejmani; 1875 – 11 October 1947), was an Albanians, Albanian rebel, Internal Macedonian Revolutionary Organization, VMRO member and a military leader of Balli Kombëtar, who led the Karadak-Gollak Uprising (194 ...

, Albanian Ballist commander *

Lavdrim Muhaxheri Lavdrim Muhaxheri (; 1989 or ca. 1987 – 8 June 2017), also known by the '' nom de guerre'' Abu Abdullah al Kosova, was a Kosovar Albanian Islamic State (IS) leader and recruiter of ethnic Albanian ''jihadi'' foreign fighters fighting in Syria a ...

, Albanian ISIL commander *

Toma Raspasani Toma Raspasani ( it, Tomasso Raspassani, c. 1648-17??) was an Albanian Franciscan friar and vicar, subordinate Pjetër Bogdani, Archbishop of Skopje, with whom he organized an Albanian pro-Austrian movement that would fight in the Great Turkish W ...

, Albanian Catholic

priest A priest is a religious leader authorized to perform the sacred rituals of a religion, especially as a mediatory agent between humans and one or more deities. They also have the authority or power to administer religious rites; in particu ...

and freedom fighter *

Arif Hiqmeti Arif Hiqmeti, born Arif Neziri (1870s–1916), was one of the leaders of the Peasant Revolt in Albania. Early life Arif Hiqmeti was born in 1870s in Lojane, a small village near Kumanovo in what is now North Macedonia, to an Albanian family. H ...

Commander during the Islamic Revolt in Albania *

Johan Tarčulovski Johan Tarčulovski (born 17 November 1974), is a Macedonian soldier, politician and former security inspector for Macedonian President Boris Trajkovski. Tarčulovski participated in the 1990s insurgency in the Republic of Macedonia. Career Tar� ...

, soldier and politician *

Triumf Riza Triumf Riza (7 May 1978 – 30 August 2007) was a police officer, and member of an elite protection unit with the fledgling Kosovo Police Service, who was killed in the line of duty during an ongoing clash with the Enver Sekiraqa gang, an Ethnic ...

, Albanian policeman * Daut Dauti, Albanian lawyer and journalist *

Shemsi Beqiri Shemsi Beqiri (born 3 May 1986) is a Swiss Albanian kickboxer who competes in the middleweight division. Early life A Swiss Albanian, Beqiri was born to Kosovar Albanian parents in Vitina, SFR Yugoslavia (now Kosovo) on May 3, 1986, and, at the ...

, Albanian

kickboxer Kickboxing is a combat sport focused on kicking and punching. The combat takes place in a boxing ring, normally with boxing gloves, mouthguards, shorts, and bare feet to favour the use of kicks. Kickboxing is practiced for self-defense, general ...

and World champion *

Petar Mandzhukov Petar Georgiev Mandzhukov (Bulgarian Петър Георгиев Манджуков and mk, Петар Манџуков) (July 20, 1878 – January 1, 1966) was a Macedonian Bulgarian revolutionary and anarchist, member of the Internal Macedonian ...

, revolutionary and anarchist *

Nathanael of Ohrid Nathanael of Ohrid, Nathanael of Plovdiv or Nathanael of Zograf, born Nesho Stanov Boykikev; (Bulgarian/ mk, Натанаил Охридски; 26 October 1820 – 18 September 1906) was a Bulgarian cleric, writer and revolutionary from Macedo ...

, cleric, writer, and revolutionary * Riza Halimi, Albanian politician * Marko Sopi, Albanian Catholic

prelate A prelate () is a high-ranking member of the Christian clergy who is an ordinary or who ranks in precedence with ordinaries. The word derives from the Latin , the past participle of , which means 'carry before', 'be set above or over' or 'pref ...

Ali Aliu Ali Aliu (22 June 1924 – 25 April 2010) was a Kosovo Albanian writer, economist, teacher, politician and political prisoner who spent more than 10 years in prison for speaking out against the treatment of the ethnic Albanians in Yugoslavia as ...

, Albanian activist * Limon Staneci, Albanian politician and journalist *

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, Swiss footballer of Albanian origin *

Nijazi Ramadani Nijazi Ramadani (born February 14, 1964 in Kokaj, Kosovo, Yugoslavia) is a Kosovar Albanian poet, novelist and literary critic. Education He completed high school in Gjilan. He then graduated from the University of Prishtina's Faculty of Educa ...

, Albanian poet *

Shaban Sejdiu Shaban Sejdiu ( mk, Шабан Сејдиу; born 6 May 1959) is Macedonian retired freestyle wrestler. An ethnic Macedonian Albanian, Sejdiu, as part of the Skopje Wrestling Club, was trained by notable coaches Risto Takov, who had also train ...

, Macedonian-Albanian wrestler *

Shqiprim Arifi Shqiprim Arifi (; born 14 June 1976) is a Serbian politician serving as the head of the Alternative for Changes and the mayor of the Preševo municipality since 11 April 2022. Arifi is a representative of the country's Albanian community. Biog ...

, Mayor of Preševo

References and notes

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