Polog Statistical Region
The Polog Statistical Region is one of eight statistical regions of the Republic of North Macedonia. Polog, located in the northwestern part of the country, borders Albania and Kosovo. Internally, it borders the Southwestern and Skopje statistical regions.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Region with 320,000 residents
- Description: geographic region in southwestern North Macedonia
- Also known as: “Pollogu” and “Polog Region”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Arabati Baba Teḱe and Tetovo Fortress.
Arabati Baba Teḱe
Mosque
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The Arabati Baba Tekḱe is an Ottoman-era takya located in Tetovo, North Macedonia. The tekke was originally built in 1538 around the türbe of dervish Sersem Ali Baba. Arabati Baba Teḱe is situated 3½ km west of Polog Statistical Region.
Tetovo Fortress
Ruins
Photo: Деан Лазаревски, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Tetovo Fortress is a ruined fortress and archaeological site in Tetovo, North Macedonia. Because of its location on a hill called Baltepe, it is also known as Baltepe Fortress. Tetovo Fortress is situated 4 km northwest of Polog Statistical Region.
St. Athanasius The Great
Church
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St. Athanasius The Great is a church, which is situated 4 km south of Polog Statistical Region.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Tetovo and Brvenica.
Tetovo
Photo: Ggia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Tetovo is a town tucked into Polog region in the northwestern corner of western North Macedonia, in the shadow of the Šar Mountains. The major city of the Polog region, it has about 53,000 people, making it the fifth-largest city in North Macedonia.
Brvenica
Photo: Деан Лазаревски, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Brvenica is a municipality located in the Polog region of northwestern North Macedonia, just south of Tetovo. The municipality is home to ten villages with nearly 16,000 residents.
Ratae
Village
Ratae is a village in the municipality of Jegunovce, North Macedonia. Ratae is situated 5 km northeast of Polog Statistical Region.
Polog Statistical Region
- Categories: statistical region of North Macedonia and administrative territorial entity
- Location: North Macedonia, Balkans, Europe
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Albanian to Vietnamese—“Polog Statistical Region” goes by many names.
- Albanian: “Rajoni i Pollogut”
- Arabic: “إقليم بولوغ الإحصائي”
- Arabic: “إقليم بولوغ”
- Asturian: “rexón de Polog”
- Belarusian: “Поласкі рэгіён”
- Bengali: “পোলং স্ট্যাটিস্টিক্যাল অঞ্চল”
- Bosnian: “Pološka regija”
- Bulgarian: “Положки регион”
- Chinese: “Polog Thóng-kè-khu”
- Chinese: “波洛格统计区”
- Czech: “Položský region”
- Danish: “Polog Statistical Region”
- Dutch: “Polog Statistical Region”
- Esperanto: “regiono Polog”
- Esperanto: “Regiono Polog”
- Finnish: “Pologin alue”
- Finnish: “Pologin maakunta”
- French: “Polog”
- French: “région du Polog”
- French: “Région du Polog”
- Georgian: “პოლოგის რეგიონი”
- German: “Polog”
- German: “Pološki region”
- German: “Pološki”
- German: “Rajoni Pollog”
- German: “Region Polog”
- Greek: “Περιφέρεια Πόλογκ”
- Gujarati: “પોલોગ સ્ટેટિસ્ટિક પ્રદેશ”
- Hindi: “पोलोग सांख्यिकीय क्षेत्र”
- Hungarian: “Pologi körzet”
- Indonesian: “Wilayah Statistik Polog”
- Italian: “Regione del Polog”
- Japanese: “ポロク地方”
- Kannada: “ಪೊಲೊಗ್ ಸ್ಟ್ಯಾಟಿಸ್ಟಿಕಲ್ ರೀಜನ್”
- Korean: “폴로크 지방”
- Latin: “Regio Pologensis (Macedonia Septentrionalis)”
- Latin: “Regio Pologensis”
- Latvian: “Pologas reģions”
- Lithuanian: “Pologo regionas”
- Macedonian: “Полог”
- Macedonian: “Полошки регион”
- Macedonian: “Полошки Регион”
- Malay: “Polog Statistical Region”
- Marathi: “पोगोल स्टॅटिस्टिकल प्रदेश”
- Min Nan Chinese: “Polog Thóng-kè-khu”
- Northern Frisian: “Regiuun Polog”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Polog region”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Statistisk region Polog”
- Persian: “منطقه آماری پولوگ”
- Polish: “Połoski region statystyczny”
- Portuguese: “Pologue”
- Portuguese: “Região Polog”
- Romanian: “Regiunea Statistică Polog”
- Russian: “Положский регион”
- Serbian: “Pološka oblast”
- Serbian: “Полошка област”
- Serbian: “Полошки регион”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Pološka oblast”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Pološki region”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Regija Polog”
- Sinhala: “පොලොග් සන්ක්යාන කලාපය”
- Slovenian: “statistična regija Polog”
- Spanish: “Region de Polog”
- Spanish: “Región de Polog”
- Swedish: “Polog”
- Tamil: “பொலொக் ஸ்டாடிஸ்டிக்கால் பகுதி”
- Telugu: “పోలాగ్ స్టాటిస్టికల్ ప్రాంతం”
- Turkish: “Polog Bölgesi”
- Ukrainian: “Полозький регіон”
- Ukrainian: “Полозький Регіон”
- Urdu: “پولوج اسٹاتیستیکال ریجن”
- Urdu: “پولوگ شماریاتی علاقہ”
- Vietnamese: “Vùng thống kê Polog”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Dereboj and Čuse Jol.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Tetovo railway station and Šarena Mosque.
North Macedonia: Must-Visit Destinations
Delve into Skopje, Ohrid, Bitola, and Tetovo.
Curious Places to Discover
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