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3 unusual facts about Tetovo


2012 Republic of Macedonia inter-ethnic violence

On March 10, several acts of violence were recorded in Skopje and Tetovo.

Albanian iso-polyphony

Among Albanians a related form of polyphonic singing is also found in northern Albania in the area of Peshkopi, the Albanian communities of Kačanik in Kosovo, the areas of Polog, Tetovo, Kičevo and Gostivar in Macedonia and the region of Malësia in northern Albania and southern Montenegro.

Balli Kombëtar

The main centres of the Balli Kombëtar in these regions were Kosovska Mitrovica, Drenica and Tetovo.


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Balli Kombëtar

Similarly in Kičevo, Gostivar and Tetovo, the remaining Ballists tried to remain in control of the region after the Yugoslav Partisans announced victory.

Battle of Zvečan

The Byzantine force was decimated and Vukan sent raiding armies deep into Byzantine territory, reaching as far as Skoplje, Tetovo, and Vranje.

Drita

FK Drita, a football club based in the village of Bogovinje near Tetovo, Republic of Macedonia

Lower Polog dialect

This dialect is spoken in the city Tetovo, in the bigger villages Jegunovce, Vratnica, Tearce, Lešok, Neprošteno, Brvenica, and in all other smaller villages in this area.

Serbs in the Republic of Macedonia

Vukan however, immediately violated the treaty, launching an operation in the Vardar region, conquering the cities of Vranje, Skopje and Tetovo, with much loot.

Stadion Bogovinje

Stadium Bogovinje is a multi-purpose stadium in the village Bogovinje near Tetovo, Macedonia.

Tifozat Kuq e Zi

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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