Tetovo Fortress
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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Castle
- Description: archaeological site in Macedonia
- Also known as: “Tetovo Kale”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Arabati Baba Teḱe.
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 2 km south of Tetovo Fortress.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Tetovo and Šipkovsko Teḱe.
Tetovo
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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.
Šipkovica
Village
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Šipkovica is a village in the municipality of Tetovo, North Macedonia. Its FIPS code was MK91. Šipkovica is situated 4 km northwest of Tetovo Fortress.
Tetovo Fortress
- Categories: archaeological site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Tetovo, North Macedonia, Balkans, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Bulgarian to Swedish—“Tetovo Fortress” goes by many names.
- Bulgarian: “Тетовско кале”
- Cebuano: “Kale”
- Macedonian: “Кале”
- Macedonian: “Тетовско кале”
- Serbian: “Тетовско кале”
- Swedish: “Kale”
- Swedish: “Tetovsko kale”
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About Mapcarta. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Tetovo Fortress”. Photo: Деан Лазаревски, CC BY-SA 4.0.