Tetovo Fortress

The Tetovo Fortress is a ruined fortress and archaeological site in , . Because of its location on a hill called Baltepe, it is also known as Baltepe Fortress.
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  • Type: Castle
  • Description: archaeological site in Macedonia
  • Also known as: “Baltepe Fortress” and “Tetovo Kale”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Šarena Mosque and Arabati Baba Teḱe.

Mosque
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Šarena Džamija, meaning Decorated Mosque in English but also variably translated as Painted Mosque, is a located near the in , . is situated 1½ km south of Tetovo Fortress.

Mosque
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The Arabati Baba Tekḱe is an Ottoman-era takya located in , . The tekke was originally built in 1538 around the türbe of dervish Sersem Ali Baba. is situated 2 km south of Tetovo Fortress.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Tetovo and Šipkovsko Teḱe.

Photo: Ggia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a town tucked into region in the northwestern corner of , 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.

Locality
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is a locality.

Village
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is a in the municipality of , . Its FIPS code was MK91. is situated 4 km northwest of Tetovo Fortress.

Tetovo Fortress

Latitude
42.01972° or 42° 1′ 11″ north
Longitude
20.96028° or 20° 57′ 37″ east
Elevation
806 metres (2,644 feet)
Open location code
8GJ22X96+V4
Geo­Names ID
860288
Wiki­data ID
Q12910952
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In Other Languages

From Albanian to Turkish—“Tetovo Fortress” goes by many names.
  • Albanian: “Kalaja e Balltepes”
  • Albanian: “Kalaja e Tetovës”
  • Bulgarian: “Тетовско кале”
  • Cebuano: “Kale”
  • Macedonian: “Балтепе”
  • Macedonian: “Кале”
  • Macedonian: “Тетовско кале”
  • Serbian: “Тетовско кале”
  • Swedish: “Kale”
  • Swedish: “Tetovsko kale”
  • Turkish: “Baltepe Kalesi”
  • Turkish: “Kalkandelen Kalesi”

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