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.
2. Geographical facts
TheVardarorAxiosis the longest and
major river in theRepublic of
Macedoniaand also a major river
ofGreece. It is 388km long, and drains an
area of around 25,000km2.The maximum
depth of river is 4m.
The river rises atVrutok(montain Sar
Planina), a few kilometers north
ofGostivarin the Republic of Macedonia.
It flowing northeast then southeast in a
fertile valley, past Skopje , through Greece
to the Aegean Sea near Thessalon鱈ki . 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 Vardars 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.