Gostivar, is a city in North Macedonia, located in the upper Polog valley region.
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10 Facts About Gostivar
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Gostivar has road and railway connections with the other cities in the region, such as Tetovo, Skopje, Kicevo, Ohrid, and Debar.
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Name Gostivar comes from the Slavic word wiktionary:en:gosti meaning "guests" and the Turkish word "dvar" meaning castle or fort.
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Near to Gostivar is the village of Vrutok, where the Vardar river begins at an altitude of 683 meters from the base of the Sar Mountains.
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Vardar River extends through Gostivar, cutting it in half, passes through the capital Skopje, goes through the country, enters Greece and finally reaches the Aegean Sea.
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Gostivar remained under Ottoman rule for more than 500 years until 1912, when it was occupied by Serbian troops during the First Balkan War.
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From 1929 to 1941, Gostivar was part of the Vardar Banovina of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia, and then became part of Italian-occupied Albania.
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Today they have become electricians, mechanics workers, and Gostivar is a modern city.
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Gostivar is one of the biggest settlements in the Polog valley.
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Football club KF Gostivar has played in the Macedonian First League and stage their home games at the City Stadium Gostivar.
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