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Debar
Sign in to saveDebar ( ; , ) is a city in the western part of North Macedonia, near the border with Albania, off the road from Struga to Gostivar. It is the seat of Debar Municipality. Debar has an ethnic Albanian majority and is North Macedonia's only city where ethnic Macedonians do not rank first or second demographically. The official languages are Macedonian and Albanian.
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Place details
- Locality
- Дебар
- Region
- Debar
- Country
- Северна Македонија
- Population
- 18,074
- Timezone
- Europe/Skopje
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Key facts
- Settlement.official_name
- Debar
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Town
- Settlement.image_caption
- View of Debar
- Settlement.image_flag
- Flag of Dibër Municipality|100px
- Settlement.image_seal
- Coat of arms of Debar Municipality.svg
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- North Macedonia
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location within North Macedonia
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Region
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- 15px Southwestern
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- Municipality
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Debar
- Settlement.leader_title
- Mayor
- Settlement.leader_name
- Fisnik Mela (VLEN)
- Settlement.population_as_of
- 2021
- Settlement.population_total
- 11,735
- Settlement.population_density_km2
- auto
- Settlement.timezone
- CET
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Population
- 11735
- Elevation
- 625
- Official website
- www.dibra.gov.mk
- Image
- Debar-Macedonia.JPG
- Dialing code
- 046
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- Commons category
- Debar
- postal code
- 1250
- male population
- 5840
- female population
- 5895
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Travel guide
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thumb|280px|Looking to Lake Debar from Rajčica Monastery thumb|280px|Frescoes inside the Church of the Assumption, Gari Most of the sights of interest of the Debar area lie in its surrounding villages.
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The Balkan state of North Macedonia caters to those who want some pampering on their holiday. Lap up the thermal mineral spas in the Debar region which have been proven to provide medical benefits.
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St. Jovan Bigorski - this monastery is dedicated to St. John the Forerunner. It was made in the 18th century and includes beautiful frescos and icons in Rostuse. It is located about 20 minutes north of Debar. It is a must-see when visiting Macedonia.
Travel guide from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Debar ( ; , ) is a city in the western part of North Macedonia, near the border with Albania, off the road from Struga to Gostivar. It is the seat of Debar Municipality. Debar has an ethnic Albanian majority and is North Macedonia's only city where ethnic Macedonians do not rank first or second demographically. The official languages are Macedonian and Albanian.
==Name== The name of the city in Macedonian is Debar (Дебар). In Albanian; Dibër/Dibra or Dibra e Madhe (meaning "Great Dibra", in contrast to the other Dibër in Albania). In Serbian Debar (), in Bulgarian Debǎr (), in Turkish Debre or Debre-i Bala, in Greek, Dívrē () or Dívra (), in Ancient Greek Dēvoros, Δήβορος and in Roman times as Deborus.
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