Polog
Polog is a region in the northwestern corner of North Macedonia, bordering Kosovo to the north and Albania to the west.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Essential Destinations
Top destinations include Tetovo and Gostivar.
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.
Gostivar
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Gostivar is a town in the Western North Macedonia. It is the second-largest city of the Polog region, beneath the Šar Mountain range. The Municipality of Gostivar has over 80,000 residents, of which under half live in the city of Gostivar.
Mavrovo National Park
Mavrovo National Park is in the Polog region of Western North Macedonia. With over 73,000 hectares it is the largest national park in the country. This mountainous region contains Macedonia's highest peak, as well as lakes, rivers, and caves.
Destinations to Discover
Explore places such as Tearce-Jegunovce and Brvenica.
Tearce-Jegunovce
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Tearce is a municipality in western North Macedonia, located east of Tetovo. Part of the Polog region, it has over 22,000 residents spread across 13 villages. Jegunovce is east of Tearce, bordering Kosovo. It has under 11,000 residents in its 17 villages.
Brvenica
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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.
Polog
- Type: region
- Description: valley in North Macedonia
- Also known as: “Polog Valley”
- Location: Western North Macedonia, North Macedonia, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude of center
41.896° or 41° 53′ 46″ northLongitude of center
20.884° or 20° 53′ 2″ eastWikidata ID
Q2604025
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Albanian to Ukrainian—“Polog” goes by many names.
- Albanian: “Lugina e Pollogut”
- Bosnian: “Pološka kotlina”
- Bulgarian: “Полог”
- Croatian: “Pološka kotlina”
- Czech: “Položská kotlina”
- Dutch: “Polog”
- French: “Polog”
- Galician: “Polog”
- Galician: “val de Polog”
- Greek: “Κοιλάδα Πόλογκ”
- Japanese: “ポロク”
- Macedonian: “Полог”
- Macedonian: “Полошка Котлина”
- Russian: “Полог”
- Russian: “Пологская котловина”
- Serbian: “Полог”
- Serbian: “Полошка котлина”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Polog”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Pološka kotlina”
- Spanish: “Polog”
- Swedish: “Polog”
- Turkish: “Polog Vadisi”
- Ukrainian: “Полог”
- Ukrainian: “Полоґ”
- Ukrainian: “Пологська котловина”
- Ukrainian: “Полоґська котловина”
- Ukrainian: “Полох”
- Ukrainian: “Полохська котловина”
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