Traces of his existence are found in the monastery in Kumanovo, in today's Macedonia, in a monastery in Romania, but also in the court of despot Lazar Branković in Smederevo.
The main blow was at Kumanovo where the Bulgarian 3rd and 7th divisions easily defeated the Serbian army.
Several prestige dialects have developed around the major urban centers of Skopje, Bitola, Kumanovo and Prilep.
In this sense, TKZ is joined by different supporters' associations throughout Albanian-speaking regions mainly in Kosovo (Plisat of Pristina, Torcida of Mitrovica, etc.), Republic of Macedonia (Ballistët of Tetovo, Ilirët of Kumanovo, Shvercerat of Skopje, etc.) and in Albania itself.
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The rebellion was spread to Peć (then İpek), Yakova, Prizren and İşkodra (now Shkodër), while in the spring of 1844 the rebellion reached Ohrid and Manastiri in the south, İşkodra in west, North Kosovo in North and Kumanovo in east.
The flag was adopted along with the state's laws and principles during ASNOM's first plenary session in the St. Prohor Pčinjski Monastery in modern Serbia, near the Macedonian town of Kumanovo.
The first motorway runs from the Tabanovce border crossing with Serbia (for Preševo), passing Kumanovo (A2 junction), Petrovec (Skopje Airport) near Skopje (A3 junction), Veles, Gradsko (A5 junction) Negotino (A7 junction), and continuing onto the main border crossing with Greece, Bogorodica-Evzoni near Gevgelija.
According to Serbian authors, after the Treaty of San Stefano, the populations of the counties of Kumanovo, Skopje, Kriva Palanka, Kratovo, Kyustendil, Kočani, Strumica, Probištip, Veles, Debar, Kičevo and Prilep sent deputations and appeals to Prince Milan of Serbia, imploring him to not abandon Macedonia to the Bulgarians and to assign the region to Serbia.