Skopje is the capital and largest city of North Macedonia. It is the country's political, cultural, economic, and academic centre. Skopje lies in the Skopje Basin.
The Albanians in North Macedonia are the second largest ethnic group in North Macedonia, forming 446,245 individuals or 24.3% of the resident population. Of the 2,097,319 total population in the 2021 census, 619,187 or 29.52% are Albanians.
Gostivar is a city in North Macedonia, located in the upper Polog valley region. It is the seat of one of the larger municipalities in the country with a population of 59,770, and the town also covers 1.341 square kilometres. Gostivar has road and railway connections with the other cities in the region, such as Tetovo, Skopje, Kičevo, Ohrid, and Debar. A freeway was built in 1995, from Gostivar to Tetovo, 24 km (15 mi) long. Gostivar is the seat of Gostivar Municipality.
Artim Šakiri is a Macedonian football manager and a former midfielder from North Macedonia. He is considered to be one of the best players in the history of the Macedonian national team. While managing Kukësi in 2014, Šakiri was ranked as the best manager of the Kategoria Superiore and the second best manager of Albanian origin in the world.
Sveti Nikole is a town in North Macedonia. It is the seat of Sveti Nikole Municipality and a center of a plain called Ovče Pole, famous for sheep farming, lamb meat, and dairy products of all kinds.
Čaška is a municipality in the central part of North Macedonia. Čaška is also the name of the village where the municipal seat is located. This municipality is part of the Vardar Statistical Region.
The Albanians of Kosovo, also commonly called Kosovo Albanians, Kosovan Albanians or Kosovars, constitute the largest ethnic group in Kosovo.
The Skopje Fortress, commonly referred to as Kale, is a historic fortress located in the old town of Skopje, the capital of North Macedonia. It is located in Centar municipality and situated on the highest point in the city overlooking the Vardar River. The fortress is depicted on the coat of arms of Skopje, which in turn is incorporated in the city's flag.
Nderim Nexhipi is a Macedonian football player of Albanian ethnicity now retired from football and working as a sports director at the current Champions of Kosovo FC Ballkani in the Kosovo Superliga. After a 17 years of professional football and more than 300 games in some different countries of Europe he decided to stop with his football activity. From Sloga Jugomagnat to Hertha BSC -- Wolfsburg, from Rabotnicki to Lierse, From Lierse to Qarabag he had some great teams during his career. He also holds Albanian citizenship.
Besart Ibraimi is a North Macedonian professional footballer who currently plays as a striker for FC Struga Trim-Lum
Border crossings in the Republic of Albania are defined as boundary checkpoints that serve to control the flow of people and goods from neighbouring countries to and from Albania. These checkpoints are administered by the border police authorities that record the entry and exit of each person and vehicle followed by the customs authorities that record the entry and exit of goods and cash. Albania currently has 22 operational land border crossings and shares borders with Montenegro, Kosovo, North Macedonia, and Greece. This article outlines a complete list of Albania's international border crossings, including land, sea and air entry points.
The Smilkovci Lake killings also called the Smilkovci Lake massacre took place on 12 April 2012. Five ethnic Macedonian civilians were shot and killed at a man-made lake near the village of Smilkovci, outside the Macedonian capital Skopje.
Altuna Sejdiu, also known professionally as Tuna, is a Macedonian-Albanian singer and songwriter.
Emmanuel Mbella is a Cameroonian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Macedonian club FK Renova.
Desovo is a village in the municipality of Dolneni, North Macedonia.
Mexhit Neziri is a Macedonian football defender who plays for Struga.
The Upper Reka Albanian dialect is a member of the wider northern Albanian Gheg dialect subgroup of the Albanian language spoken by northern Albanians. Speakers of the dialect are mainly located within the territory of the sub-region of Upper Reka in north-western North Macedonia. Due to the geographical isolation of the Upper Reka region, the Upper Reka dialect also developed linguistic peculiarities that differentiate it from other varieties of Albanian. Within the Gheg dialects, the Upper Reka dialect is classified as a Central Gheg dialect, along with the dialects of the Kruja, Mati and Dibra regions.
Duf is a village in the municipality of Mavrovo and Rostuša, North Macedonia.
Qëndrim Rijani is an Albanian director of theatre, film and opera. He has directed many plays, Albanian and foreign, that were performed in many different countries in Europe and that have been honored with many awards in various festivals. His plays are characterised by his direct and rough style. He is the director of the first Albanian opera in North Macedonia.
Arbin Zejnullai is a footballer who plays as a midfielder for Egnatia. Born in North Macedonia, he represents the Albania national team.
