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| '''Kumanovo''' is a city in northeastern ] near the capital city of ]. | |||
| '''Kumanovo''' is a city in the north-eastern part of the ]in the vicinity of the capital city – ]. Several industry facilities in the town are providing Kumanovo’s economical development: footwear, agriculture, tobacco, metal-processing, textile etc. Today more than 100 000 inhabitants are living in Kumanovo. The city has a library, cultural center, museum and national theatre. Also, several painting colonies and exhibitions took place every year in Kumanovo or in the nearby villages. Also, Kumanovo is famous by its jazz festival. | |||
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| Kumanovo is believed to derive from the ], a Turkic tribe who settled the area in the ]-]. | Kumanovo is believed to derive from the ], a Turkic tribe who settled the area in the ]-]. | ||
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| The agriculture and trade have developed mainly in XIX century, but the city modern look have been established after the ] | |||
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| The town's metal-processing, tobacco, agriculture, footwear and textile industries have made it an economic, trading and cultural center of approximately 135,529 people. Agriculture and trade developed mainly in the ], but the city's modern look was established after the ]. | |||
| Kumanovo boasts several monuments of very big importance. Between them are: the church of St. George in the village of Staro Nagorichane, the monastery of Karpino, the Ascension of Holy Mother in the village of Matejce., the church of St. Petka in the village of Mlado Nagorichane, the Church of ], the Eski mosque etc. | |||
| ⚫ | == Culture == | ||
| The oldest and biggest church in the town is the Church of ]. There are valuable icons from XIII century in the church. The church represents a masterwork of the Andreja Damjanov, an important Macedonian ] architect. | |||
| ⚫ | The ] at the ] is the best known cultural and historical monument in Kumanovo. It was built in the 11th century and was reconstructed in the l4th. During its reconstruction, the fresco-painters ] and ] painted its walls with frescoes of exceptional skill. The ] insurrection of ] and the struggle for national and social liberation began in Kumanovo and ] on ], ]. Also notable is the private practice "Otodent", located in Goce Delcev suburb, which offers different medical services like ENT and dentistry. The founder and the director is Dr. Milenko Trendafilovski. The city has a library, cultural center, museum and national theater. Several painting colonies and exhibitions took place every year in Kumanovo or in nearby villages and Kumanovo is distinguisged by its jazz festival. | ||
| The Church of St. George in the village of Staro Nagorichane was built in 1071 and it represents one of the most beautiful Macedonian churches. It is an example of the “five cupola”style. It contains very valuable frescoes and icons. | |||
| ⚫ | The city was first mentioned in ] in a document housed in a ] archive in ]. The traveler ] mentioned Kumanovo in ] noting its many rivers, mosque, madrassa, ], vineyards and gardens. | ||
| The Church of ] was built in 1902. | |||
| ⚫ | The city grew steadily in the ] and ], becoming an administrative center for the region. In ] the ] took place in Kumanovo. | ||
| The Eski mosque was built in 1751 and it represents an interesting Islamic architecture. | |||
| == Violence == | == Violence == | ||
| At 4:45 PM, on ], ], a bomb went off in front of Kumanovo's Goce Delcev High School while classes were still in session, killing one and injuring five bystanders. Goce Delcev is Kumanovo's biggest high school and is located near the central square. Shrapnel was found as far as 100 meters away from a trash can in front of the school where the bomb had been concealed. Shortly after the detonation, police arrived and blocked off adjacent streets. The identity of the perpetrators and their motivation is |
At 4:45 PM, on ], ], a bomb went off in front of Kumanovo's Goce Delcev High School while classes were still in session, killing one and injuring five bystanders. Goce Delcev is Kumanovo's biggest high school and is located near the central square. Shrapnel was found as far as 100 meters away from a trash can in front of the school where the bomb had been concealed. Shortly after the detonation, police arrived and blocked off adjacent streets. The identity of the perpetrators and their motivation is unknown. | ||
| == Narcotics == | == Narcotics == | ||
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Kumanovo is a city in northeastern Macedonia near the capital city of Skopje.
Etymology
Kumanovo is believed to derive from the Cumans, a Turkic tribe who settled the area in the 12th-13th century.
Economy
The town's metal-processing, tobacco, agriculture, footwear and textile industries have made it an economic, trading and cultural center of approximately 135,529 people. Agriculture and trade developed mainly in the 19th century, but the city's modern look was established after the Second World War.
Culture
The Church of St. George at the Monastery of Staro Nagoricane is the best known cultural and historical monument in Kumanovo. It was built in the 11th century and was reconstructed in the l4th. During its reconstruction, the fresco-painters Mihailo and Evtihij painted its walls with frescoes of exceptional skill. The anti-fascist insurrection of Slavic Macedonians and the struggle for national and social liberation began in Kumanovo and Prilep on October 11, 1941. Also notable is the private practice "Otodent", located in Goce Delcev suburb, which offers different medical services like ENT and dentistry. The founder and the director is Dr. Milenko Trendafilovski. The city has a library, cultural center, museum and national theater. Several painting colonies and exhibitions took place every year in Kumanovo or in nearby villages and Kumanovo is distinguisged by its jazz festival.
The city was first mentioned in 1519 in a document housed in a Turkish archive in Istanbul. The traveler Evlija Chelebija mentioned Kumanovo in 1660 noting its many rivers, mosque, madrassa, hammam, vineyards and gardens.
The city grew steadily in the 16th and 17th centuries, becoming an administrative center for the region. In 1689 the Karposh rebellion took place in Kumanovo.
Violence
At 4:45 PM, on December 27, 2002, a bomb went off in front of Kumanovo's Goce Delcev High School while classes were still in session, killing one and injuring five bystanders. Goce Delcev is Kumanovo's biggest high school and is located near the central square. Shrapnel was found as far as 100 meters away from a trash can in front of the school where the bomb had been concealed. Shortly after the detonation, police arrived and blocked off adjacent streets. The identity of the perpetrators and their motivation is unknown.
Narcotics
Illegal drugs are notably high spread in Kumanovo particularly because of its proximity to three border crossings. Dragi Karadzinski, doctor and specialist in neuro-psychiatry at the Hospital Centre in Kumanovo, believes that the two most common narcotics among Kumanovo's youth are marijuana and hashish. The drug trade in Kumanovo has lead to a criminal underworld directly tried to Albanian mob factions.