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Cair (Macedonian
Macedonian language

Macedonian is the official language of the Republic of Macedonia and is a part of the Eastern group of South Slavic languages. Macedonian is closely related to and shares a high degree of mutual intelligibility with the Bulgarian language, Serbian language, Bosnian language, and Croatian language languages....
: ????, Albanian
Albanian language

Albanian is an Indo-European languages spoken by nearly 6 million people, primarily in Albania and Kosovo but also in other areas of the Balkans in which there is an Albanian population, including the west of the Republic of Macedonia, Montenegro, and southern Serbia....
: Çairi) is one of the 10 municipalities
Municipality

A municipality is an administrative entity composed of a clearly defined territory and its population and commonly denotes a city, town, or village, or a small grouping of them....
 that make up the city of Skopje
Skopje

Skopje is the Capital of and List of cities in the Republic of Macedonia by population in the Republic of Macedonia, with more than a quarter of the population of the country, as well as its political, cultural, economic, and academic centre....
, the capital of the Republic of Macedonia
Republic of Macedonia

The Republic of Macedonia , , often referred to simply as Macedonia, is a landlocked country on the Balkans in southeastern Europe. It is bordered by Serbia to the north, Bulgaria to the east, Greece to the south and Albania to the west....
. Skopje's old town is located in Cair.
is located along the eastern bank of the Vardar River, opposite the modern city center. It borders Centar municipality
Centar municipality

Centar is the central municipality of the 10 municipality that make up the city of Skopje, the capital of the Republic of Macedonia. Centar is home to the Parliament of the Republic of Macedonia and Assembly of the Republic of Macedonia....
 to the south-west, Karpoš municipality
Karpoš municipality

Karpo? is one of the 10 municipality that make up the city of Skopje, the capital of the Republic of Macedonia....
 to the west, Butel municipality
Butel municipality

Butel is one of the 10 municipality the make up the city of Skopje, the capital of the Republic of Macedonia. In a cemetery in Butel is where George Zorbas's grave is located....
 to the north, and Gazi Baba municipality
Gazi Baba municipality

Gazi Baba is one of the 10 municipality that make up the city of Skopje, the capital of the Republic of Macedonia. The name of the area stems from Ottoman times, Gazi means "warrior" and baba means "father" in Turkish language....
 to the east.

je's old town, or Stara Caršija, had been the city's main center at least since the 12th century.






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Cair (Macedonian
Macedonian language

Macedonian is the official language of the Republic of Macedonia and is a part of the Eastern group of South Slavic languages. Macedonian is closely related to and shares a high degree of mutual intelligibility with the Bulgarian language, Serbian language, Bosnian language, and Croatian language languages....
: ????, Albanian
Albanian language

Albanian is an Indo-European languages spoken by nearly 6 million people, primarily in Albania and Kosovo but also in other areas of the Balkans in which there is an Albanian population, including the west of the Republic of Macedonia, Montenegro, and southern Serbia....
: Çairi) is one of the 10 municipalities
Municipality

A municipality is an administrative entity composed of a clearly defined territory and its population and commonly denotes a city, town, or village, or a small grouping of them....
 that make up the city of Skopje
Skopje

Skopje is the Capital of and List of cities in the Republic of Macedonia by population in the Republic of Macedonia, with more than a quarter of the population of the country, as well as its political, cultural, economic, and academic centre....
, the capital of the Republic of Macedonia
Republic of Macedonia

The Republic of Macedonia , , often referred to simply as Macedonia, is a landlocked country on the Balkans in southeastern Europe. It is bordered by Serbia to the north, Bulgaria to the east, Greece to the south and Albania to the west....
. Skopje's old town is located in Cair.

Geography

Cair is located along the eastern bank of the Vardar River, opposite the modern city center. It borders Centar municipality
Centar municipality

Centar is the central municipality of the 10 municipality that make up the city of Skopje, the capital of the Republic of Macedonia. Centar is home to the Parliament of the Republic of Macedonia and Assembly of the Republic of Macedonia....
 to the south-west, Karpoš municipality
Karpoš municipality

Karpo? is one of the 10 municipality that make up the city of Skopje, the capital of the Republic of Macedonia....
 to the west, Butel municipality
Butel municipality

Butel is one of the 10 municipality the make up the city of Skopje, the capital of the Republic of Macedonia. In a cemetery in Butel is where George Zorbas's grave is located....
 to the north, and Gazi Baba municipality
Gazi Baba municipality

Gazi Baba is one of the 10 municipality that make up the city of Skopje, the capital of the Republic of Macedonia. The name of the area stems from Ottoman times, Gazi means "warrior" and baba means "father" in Turkish language....
 to the east.

History

Skopje's old town, or Stara Caršija, had been the city's main center at least since the 12th century. The Turkish influence is dominant in the Stara Caršija. When the Ottomans took over, they built many Islamic buildings here, such as Mustapha Pasha Mosque
Mustapha Pasha Mosque

Mustafa Pasha Mosque is a mosque located in Skopje, Republic of Macedonia. It stands on a plateau above the old bazaar and is one of the most beautiful Islamic buildings in Macedonia....
. The old town has not changed much over time; it is still filled with narrow cobblestone walkways and most of the Ottoman monuments are still standing.

Demographics


According to the last National census from 2002 Cair has 64,773 inhabitants.

Ethnic groups in the municipality include:
  • Albanians = 36,921
  • Macedonians = 15,628
  • Turks = 4,500
  • Roma = 3,083
  • Bosniaks = 2,950
  • others.

See also


  • Greater Skopje
    Greater Skopje

    Greater Skopje ), is an administrative division within the Republic of Macedonia constituted of 10 municipalities. As a such administrative unit Skopje is the capital of the Republic of Macedonia....
  • Republic of Macedonia
    Republic of Macedonia

    The Republic of Macedonia , , often referred to simply as Macedonia, is a landlocked country on the Balkans in southeastern Europe. It is bordered by Serbia to the north, Bulgaria to the east, Greece to the south and Albania to the west....
  • Municipalities of the Republic of Macedonia
    Municipalities of the Republic of Macedonia

    The municipalities of the Republic of Macedonia are first-order administrative divisions. In August 2004, the Republic of Macedonia was reorganised into 84 municipality ; 10 of the municipalities constitute the Greater Skopje , a distinct unit of local self-governance and the country's Capital ....


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