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Kumanovo ( Macedonian: Куманово [kuˈmanɔvɔ] ⓘ; Albanian: Kumanovë, Albanian definite form: Kumanova; also known by other alternative names) is a city in North Macedonia and the seat of Kumanovo Municipality, the largest municipality in the country. Kumanovo lies 340 metres (1,115 feet) above sea level and is surrounded by the ...
Kumanovo, city in northern North Macedonia. It lies northeast of Skopje, on the rail and road link between Niš, Serbia, and Skopje. Agriculture and metal and tobacco processing contribute to the local economy. In 1912 the Serbians defeated a Turkish army on the Kumanovo plain. About 8 miles (13 km)
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After the Karposh Uprising in 1689, Kumanovo entered a period of stagnation. After 1945, Kumanovo experienced fast economic, administrative and cultural development. By the 2003 territorial division of the Republic, the Orašac Municipality was merged with Kumanovo, as was a part of the rural Klečevce Municipality.
Location of Kumanovo in North Macedonia. The Kumanovo uprising [a] was an uprising organized by an assembly of chiefs of the districts (Ottoman kaza) of Kumanovo, Kriva Palanka, and Kratovo in the Vilayet of Kosovo (in modern-day North Macedonia) in 1878. The movement sought to liberate the region from the hands of the Ottoman Empire.
Kumanovo became an urban settlement and administrative center of the region at the end of the 16th century or the beginning of the 17th century. Following the turbulent events (notably, the Karposh Uprising in 1689) the city experienced a period of stagnation, and by the end of 18th century Kumanovo epitomized an Ottoman provincial town.
The Kumanovo uprising was an uprising organized by an assembly of chiefs of the districts of Kumanovo, Kriva Palanka, and Kratovo in the Vilayet of Kosovo in 1878. The movement sought to liberate the region from the hands of the Ottoman Empire. Following the Serbian Army's liberation of Niš on 12 January 1877, the rebellion began on 20 January 1878 with guerrilla operations during the army's ...
Kumanovo - city in northern RM with 78.602 h. (2002). It is located in the middle part of the Kumanovo Pole (Zerogigo), on both sides of Kumanovo River, at an altitude of about 330 m. It covers an area of 1886 ha. It has a moderate-continental climate with an average annual air temperature of 11.8 ° C and an average of 543 mm precipitation. It is a significant traffic node in the northern ...
