Kacanik Gorge
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Kačanik Gorge is a gorge located in southern Kosovo
, it stretches between the town of Kačanik
, and the Macedonian
border. The Lepenac River runs through it. During Ottoman
rule, there have been fierce fighting in this gorge, there's even songs about it.
Kosovo
Kosovo is a region in southeastern Europe. Part of the Ottoman Empire for more than five centuries, later the Autonomous Province of Kosovo and Metohija within Serbia...
, it stretches between the town of Kačanik
Kacanik
Kačanik or Kaçanik is a town and municipality in southern Kosovo, in the Uroševac district. The municipality covers an area of , including the town of Kačanik and 31 villages. It has a population of approximately 33,454...
, and the Macedonian
Republic of Macedonia
Macedonia , officially the Republic of Macedonia , is a country located in the central Balkan peninsula in Southeast Europe. It is one of the successor states of the former Yugoslavia, from which it declared independence in 1991...
border. The Lepenac River runs through it. During Ottoman
Ottoman Empire
The Ottoman EmpireIt was usually referred to as the "Ottoman Empire", the "Turkish Empire", the "Ottoman Caliphate" or more commonly "Turkey" by its contemporaries...
rule, there have been fierce fighting in this gorge, there's even songs about it.