Saraj ( mk, , sq, Saraj) is a village in
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 ...
, within
North Macedonia
North Macedonia, ; sq, Maqedonia e Veriut, (Macedonia before February 2019), officially the Republic of North Macedonia,, is a country in Southeast Europe. It gained independence in 1991 as one of the successor states of Socialist Feder ...
. It is the seat of
Saraj Municipality
Saraj ( mk, , sq, Saraj) is one of the ten municipalities that make up the city of Skopje, the capital of the Republic of North Macedonia.
* '' Saraj'', which means "palace" in Turkish, is also the name of the village where the municipal seat ...
.
Demographics
According to the 2021 census, the village had a total of 6265 inhabitants.
[
Ethnic groups in the village include:][Macedonian Census (2002)]
''Book 5 - Total population according to the Ethnic Affiliation, Mother Tongue and Religion''
The State Statistical Office, Skopje, 2002, p. 171.
*Albanians
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5379
* Macedonians 307
*Romani
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** Romani genocide, under Nazi rule
* Romani language, any of several Indo-Aryan languages of the Roma ...
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*Bosniaks
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73
*Turks
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* Turkic peoples, a collection of ethnic groups who speak Turkic languages
* Turkish people, or the Turks, a Turkic ethnic group and nation
* Turkish citizen, a citizen of the Republic o ...
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*Serbs
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The majority of Serbs live in their na ...
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*Others 1
See also
*Saraj Municipality
Saraj ( mk, , sq, Saraj) is one of the ten municipalities that make up the city of Skopje, the capital of the Republic of North Macedonia.
* '' Saraj'', which means "palace" in Turkish, is also the name of the village where the municipal seat ...
*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 ...
References
External links
Villages in Saraj Municipality
Albanian communities in North Macedonia
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