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The First Balkan War in brought Bulgaria, Greece, Serbia and Montenegro together for the liberation of those areas of the Balkans which still remained under Ottoman control. They managed to defeat the Ottomans, but disagreements among the allies led to the Second Balkan War in , when Greece and Serbia ousted the Bulgarians and split the greater part of North Macedonia between them.
As a defeated power, Bulgaria had to return the region twice after each war to the winners, Greece and Yugoslavia and was not able to defend its diasporic population from assimilation policies. The Macedonian language was codified in based on the Prilep-Bitola dialect. The modern Macedonian language still remains closely related to and shares a high degree of mutual intelligibility with the Bulgarian language, although this tie is rejected by the political concept of Macedonism created in the first half of 20th century by Comintern.
Macedonian is also related to a certain extent to the Serbo-Croatian language due to Serbian and Yugoslav political supremacy over Vardar Macedonia between and The first Macedonian grammar was published in Thus, in January of , the country declared its full independence from the Former Yugoslavia.
The processes of democratization and economic transition, though successful, were long and hard, and now the country is on its way to membership in NATO and the European Union.
After vacillating for two years, six of the EU countries established diplomatic relations with Macedonia in December of , despite strong objections from Greece, and in February of the United States also recognized Macedonia. The embargo was lifted in November of after Macedonia changed its flag and agreed to enter into discussions with Greece about the name of the country.
Shortly after these discussions were made, Macedonian President Kiro Gligorov was almost assassinated in a car bombing. To date, a final resolution of this thorny issue has been reached by the adoption of the name "North Macedonia". This will help you read name plates and street signs in the cities. You can use the following dictionary of the most common and necessary words and phrases in Macedonian. However, it will also help you communicate with the local people although most young Macedonians do speak English and find, for example, your way to the bus station in Skopje.
Moderate continental climate influenced by surrounding mountains dominates in Stobi and the area, making springtime refreshingly cool and rainy C, F. Occasionally lower temperatures may occur, but August could also be surprisingly hot up to C; — F. Another distinctive salad is taratur, consisting of dense yogurt, cucumbers and garlic.
Among the most flavorful meat and vegetable dishes are those baked in covered clay pots, such as Turlitava. A popular snack and breakfast item is burek, baked pastry filled with cheese and sometimes leeks or spinach , washed down by boza, a non-alcoholic malted beverage that dates back several centuries. Macedonian beer is also noteworthy, such as Skopsko, Zlaten Dab. The national spirit, rakia, is a fiery brandy ritually consumed with a variety of appetizers meze.
Most popular drinks among young people when go out are beer, vodka, wine and cocktails. North Macedonia has two international airports, so if you come by plane you should arrive in Skopje 90 km from Stobi or Ohrid km from Stobi. So you can take a bus or taxi to the bus - or railway station but it is recommended to request a Balkan Heritage organized pick-up due to unreasonable taxi prices from the airports to the downtowns 50 EUR or more for a single ride, app.
E-mail: [email protected] ; [email protected]. E-mail: [email protected]. In this case it is also highly recommendable to request Balkan Heritage pickup. If you decide take a random taxi you risk to pay unreasonable high price.
You can find information for the Skopje airport bus shuttle service at:. For further information,visit the Macedonian Embassy website or Consulate website specific to your country. Valid health insurance is required. All visitors to Macedonia, other than EU nationals, must register as foreigners at the passport directorates within five days of arrival.
This registration is usually done as a matter of course through the hotel or accommodation establishment. Immigration and entry regulations are very strictly enforced.
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