The Vardar is the longest river in the Republic of Macedonia, rising in the mountains near Gostivar and flowing 388 km southeast through Skopje and into Greece before emptying into the Aegean Sea near Thessaloniki. It drains over 25,000 square kilometers and has been an important geographic feature, with the Vardar Valley forming a key corridor through the Balkan Peninsula. Folk songs celebrate the river and its surrounding nature.

1. Vardar-
The longest river in the
Republic of Macedonia!!!

2. Geographical facts
 The Vardar or Axios is the longest and
major river in the Republic of
Macedonia and also a major river
of Greece. It is 388 km long, and drains an
area of around 25,000 km2 .The maximum
depth of river is 4 m.
 The river rises at Vrutok(montain Sar
Planina), a few kilometers north
of Gostivar in the Republic of Macedonia.
 It flowing northeast then southeast in a
fertile valley, past Skopje , through Greece
to the Aegean Sea near Thessaloníki . The
Vardar valley forms part of the principal
corridor of the Balkan Peninsula .

3.  The Vardar basin includes two-thirds of the
territory of the Republic of Macedonia. The area
is sometimes called "Vardar Macedonia“.
 The river is surrounded by mountains
anywhere. The river is depicted on the coat of
arms of Skopje, which in turn is incorporated in
the city's flag.

4. The Vardar’s tributaries and
cities that it goes through
 Vardar has really composite river valley for lining gorges and valleys one
after the other along its flow. The river rises in Vrutok, a few miles southwest
of Gostivar in the northwestern part of Macedonia. Continues to flow
through the valley town of Gostivar and nest where several tributaries flow:
Lakavica, Mazdracha, Pena, Bistrica brandy. Then through Dervenskata
ravine entangled in Skopje where the valley receives water from Lepenec,
fever, and Pchinja Markova River and passes through Skopje. Passing
through the gorge where Taorskata flows Kadino River Vardar Veles getting
into the small valley and passes through Veles. There are flowing rivers and
Topolka Babuna. After getting through the gorge in Veles Tikvesh flowing
valley where two of its largest tributaries of Black River Bregalnica right and
the left side. Demir getting into the famous gorge, and through her in-
Valandovo Gevgelija valley where it crosses the Greek border, passing
through the gorge Gypsy, and flowing through the Thessaloniki area flows
into the Aegean Sea in the west of Thessaloniki in the Aegean Macedonia.

5. Etymology
 Known story is that the river got its name in honor of the
Romanprefect of Skupi, named Vardar Sklir and who reg
ulate the flow of the river and thereby saved
the city from flooding.
Vardar name is similar to the names
of other rivers flowing into Central Azija -
Syr Darja, Amu Darja and Chebdar. Darja word isPersian
and means river, sea or ocean.
Hidronimot age probably originated from Gothic word "V
ordol",which is given to the river when the Goths were in
this region.Vardar waters originating from the same
name Thracian wordmeaning "black water".

6. Folk songs about Vardar
 There are many folk songs that speak of
our largest and also the longest river Vardar.

7. Близ реката Вардар
(Near the river Vardar )
 Близ реката Вардар има планина,
При неја полјана, широка она,
А в таја полјана кичеста трава,
Да продумат готова с живи слова.
Тамо, о мила, во шума, во гора,
При ветер прохладен, во глабока зора,
Радостно славеј сја разбудват от сон
И слатко и мило песни пеит он.
 И тамо на утро ветер веит чист
И кротко нишат на дрвета лист,
Там радостбо пасит елен виторог,
Там радостно играт кошут брзоног.
 Tам распуснал си гранки јавор висок,
Он пâлноцветен, гâстолист и широк,
И тој јавор зготвил нам шатор сенлив.
Под него ја седам нажален, сâлзлив.

8. Made by :
 Hristina Trpcevska (2nd-3th slides)
 Darko Boskovski (4-th slide)
 Angela Ivanova (5-th slide)
 Stefanija Bozinovska (6th-7th
slides)
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