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Kumanovo is a city in northern Macedonia.

Etymology

Kumanovo comes from the Cumans Turkic tribe who settled the area in the 12th-13th century.

Economy

The town's metal-processing, tobacco, agriculture, footwear and textile industries have made it an economic, trading and cultural center of approximately 135,529 people. The Church of St. George at the Monastery of Staro Nagoricane is the best known cultural and historical monument in Kumanovo. It was built in the 11th century and was reconstructed in the l4th. During its reconstruction, the fresco-painters Mihailo and Evtihij painted its walls with frescoes of exceptional skill. The anti-fascist insurrection of Slavic Macedonians and the struggle for national and social liberation began in Kumanovo and Prilep on October 11, 1941.

Violence

At 4:45 PM, on December 27, 2002, a bomb went off in front of Kumanovo's Goce Delcev High School while classes were still in session, killing one and injuring five bystanders. Goce Delcev is Kumanovo's biggest high school and is located near the central square. Shrapnel was found as far as 100 meters away from a trash can in front of the school where the bomb had been concealed. Shortly after the detonation, police arrived and blocked off adjacent streets. The identity of the perpetrators and their motivation is still unknown.

Narcotics

Illegal drugs are notably high spread in Kumanovo particularly because of its proximity to three border crossings. Dragi Karadzinski, doctor and specialist in neuro-psychiatry at the Hospital Centre in Kumanovo, believes that the two most common narcotics among Kumanovo's youth are marijuana and hashish. The drug trade in Kumanovo has lead to a criminal underworld directly tried to Albanian mob factions.

External Links

[1] Narcotics in Kumanovo
[2] Terrorism in Kumanovo
[3] Macedonia FAQ

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-'''Kumanovo''' is an important city in the northern part of the [[Republic of Macedonia]]. The origin of the name probably comes from the Turkic tribe [[Cumans]] that were settled in the 12-13 century.
+'''Kumanovo''' is  city in northern [[Republic of Macedonia]].
-The town's metal-processing, tobacco, agriculture, footwear and textile industries have made it an economic, trading and cultural center of approximately 135,529 people. The [[Church of St. George in Kumanovo|Church of St. George]] at the [[Monastery of Staro Nagoricane]] is the best known cultural and historical monument in Kumanovo. It was built in the 11th century and was reconstructed in the l4th. During its reconstruction, the fresco-painters [[Mihailo]] and [[Evtihij]] painted its walls with frescoes of exceptional skill. Together with [[Prilep]], it was in Kumanovo that on October 11, 1941, the anti-fascist insurrection of the Macedonian people and its struggle for national and social liberation began.
+== Etymology ==
+Kumanovo comes from the [[Cumans]] Turkic tribe who settled the area in the [[12th century|12th]]-[[13th century]].
+== Economy ==
+The town's metal-processing, tobacco, agriculture, footwear and textile industries have made it an economic, trading and cultural center of approximately 135,529 people. The [[Church of St. George in Kumanovo|Church of St. George]] at the [[Monastery of Staro Nagoricane]] is the best known cultural and historical monument in Kumanovo. It was built in the 11th century and was reconstructed in the l4th. During its reconstruction, the fresco-painters [[Mihailo]] and [[Evtihij]] painted its walls with frescoes of exceptional skill.  [[anti-fascist insurrection of   and  struggle for national and social liberation began.
 == Violence ==
-At 4:45 PM, on December 27, 2002, a bomb went off in front of Kumanovo's Goce Delcev High School while classes were still in session, killing one and injuring five bystanders. Goce Delcev is Kumanovo's biggest high school, and is located near the central square. Shrapnel was found as far as 100 meters away from a trash can in front of the school where the bomb had been concealed. Shortly after the detonation, police arrived on the scene and blocked off adjacent streets. Although authorities have yet to discern who is responsible for the attack it is not believed that [[al Qaeda]] or any other foreign terrorist group was involved in the bombing.
+At 4:45 PM, on December 27, 2002, a bomb went off in front of Kumanovo's Goce Delcev High School while classes were still in session, killing one and injuring five bystanders. Goce Delcev is Kumanovo's biggest high school and is located near the central square. Shrapnel was found as far as 100 meters away from a trash can in front of the school where the bomb had been concealed. Shortly after the detonation, police arrived and blocked off adjacent streets.         is  .
 == Narcotics ==
-Illegal drugs are notably high spread in Kumanovo particularly becauseof its location which is close to three border crossings. Dragi Karadzinski, doctor and specialist in neuro-psychiatry at the Hospital Centre in Kumanovo, believes that the two most common narcotics among Kumanovo's youth are [[marijuana]] and [[hashish]]. The drug trade in Kumanovo has lead to a criminal underworld directly tried to [[Albanian]] mob factions.
+Illegal drugs are notably high spread in Kumanovo particularly  its  to three border crossings. Dragi Karadzinski, doctor and specialist in neuro-psychiatry at the Hospital Centre in Kumanovo, believes that the two most common narcotics among Kumanovo's youth are [[marijuana]] and [[hashish]]. The drug trade in Kumanovo has lead to a criminal underworld directly tried to [[Albanian]] mob factions.
 == External Links ==