The Vardar is the longest river in Macedonia, flowing 388 km from its source near Gostivar to its mouth emptying into the Aegean Sea west of Thessaloniki in Greece. It passes through Skopje and Veles before crossing into Greece. The Vardar basin drains over two-thirds of Macedonia and comprises fertile lands along the river valley. The Vardaris wind blows powerfully down the river valley, bringing cold conditions to Thessaloniki. The river's name derives from the Thracian word for "black water."

1. The river Vardar

3.  The Vardar or Axios (Macedonian:
Вардар (help·info); Greek: Αξιός Axiós or
Βαρδάρης Vardárīs) is the longest and
major river in the Republic of Macedonia
and also a major river of Greece. It is
388 km (241 mi) long, and drains an area
of around 25,000 km2 (9,653 sq mi). The
maximum depth of river is 4 m (13 ft).

4.  Map of northwestern Macedonia showing the Vardar
 The river rises at Vrutok, a few kilometers north of Gostivar in the Republic
of Macedonia. It passes through Gostivar, Skopje and into Veles, crosses
the Greekborder near Gevgelija, Polykastro and Axioupoli ("town on the
Axiós"), before emptying into the Aegean Sea in Central Macedonia west of
Thessaloniki in northern Greece.
 The Vardar basin includes two-thirds of the territory of the Republic of
Macedonia. The area is sometimes called "Vardar Macedonia" after the
river, to distinguish it from "Aegean Macedonia" (in Greece) and "Pirin
Macedonia" (in Bulgaria).
 The valley comprises fertile lands in Polog, and Thessaloniki prefectures
and Gevgelija and other parts. The river is surrounded by mountains
elsewhere. The superhighwaysGreek National Road 1 in Greece and M1
and E75 run within the valley along the river's entire length to near Skopje.
 The river is depicted on the coat of arms of Skopje, which in turn is
incorporated in the city's flag

5. Vardaris/Vardarec wind
 The Vardaris or Vardarec is a powerful
prevailing northerly ravine wind which blows across the
river valley in Greek Macedonia as well as in the
Republic of Macedonia. At first it descends along the
"canal" of the Vardar valley, usually as a breeze. When it
encounters the high mountains that separate Greece
from the Republic of Macedonia, it descends the other
side, gathering a tremendous momentum and bringing
cold conditions to the city of Thessaloniki and the Axios
delta. Somewhat similar to the mistral wind of France, it
occurs when atmospheric pressure over eastern Europe
is higher than over the Aegean Sea, as is often the case
in winter.

6. Map of northwestern Macedonia
showing the Vardar

7. Etymology
 The most accepted theory on the origin of the
nameVardar derives Bardáriosfrom the Thracian language, from PIE
*(s)wordo-wori-'black water'(cf. Germanschwarz 'black', Latin
suāsum 'dirt', Ossetianxuaræn 'color', Persian xvāl 'lampblack',
Old Irish sorb 'stain, dirt'). This can be considered a translation or
similar meaning of Axios, itself Thracian for 'not-shining' from PIE
*n.-sk(e)i (cf. Avestan axšaēna 'dark-coloured'), and found in
another name at the mouth of the Danube, Axíopa "dark water",
renamed in Slavic Crna voda 'black water'.The
name Bardários (Βαρδάριος) was sometimes used by the
Ancient Greeks in the 3rd Century BCE; the same name was widely
used during Byzantine era.
 Its Greek name Axios (Αξιός) is mentioned by Homer (Il. 21.141, Il.
2.849) as the home of the Paeonians, allies of Troy.

8. Море сокол пие
 Море сокол пие
 Вода на Вардарот.
 Јане,Јане ле бело грло
 Јане,Јане ле кротко јагне.
 Море ој соколе,
 Ти јуначко пиле.
 Јане,Јане ле бело грло
 Јане,Јане ле кротко јагне.
 Море нели виде
 Јунак да помине,
 Јунак да помине,
 С'девет лути рани.
 Јане,Јане ле бело грло,
 Јане,Јане ле кротко јагне.
 Јунак да помине
 С'девет лути рани,
 С'девет лути рани,
 Сите куршумлии.
 Јане,Јане ле бело грло
 Јане,Јане ле кротко јагне.
 А дестта рана,
 Со нож прободена.
 Јане,Јане ле бело грло
 Јане,Јане ле кротко јагне.

9.  Made by:
-Glorija Grozdanova
-Kristina Dabeska
-Stefan Dilevski
-Teodora Cvetkovska