Šašavarlija

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Šašavarlija
Шашаварлија
Village
Šašavarlija is located in North Macedonia
Šašavarlija
Šašavarlija
Location within North Macedonia
Coordinates: 41°43′01″N 22°17′14″E / 41.716946°N 22.287116°E / 41.716946; 22.287116Coordinates: 41°43′01″N 22°17′14″E / 41.716946°N 22.287116°E / 41.716946; 22.287116
Country North Macedonia
RegionLogo of Eastern Region, North Macedonia.svg Eastern
MunicipalityCoat of arms of Štip Municipality.svg Štip
Population
 (2002)
 • Total108
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
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Šašavarlija (Macedonian: Шашаварлија) is a village in the municipality of Štip, North Macedonia.

History[]

According to the Bulgarian ethnographer Vasil Kanchov it was a pure Turkish Muslim village at the beginning of the 20th century.[1] The famous Turkish retail company Pehlivanoğlu surname hails from this village, and in an interview on 2009 they were fluent in Macedonian [2] showing that many Turks in Macedonia have indeed the same roots as their Christian neighbors.

Demographics[]

According to the 2002 census, the village had a total of 108 inhabitants.[3] Ethnic groups in the village include:[3]

References[]

  1. ^ Кѫнчовъ, Василъ (1900). Македония. Етнография и статистика. Sofia: Българското книжовно дружество. p. 230. ISBN 954430424X.
  2. ^ "Makedonski Iselenici vo Turcija 1. Tv Iris".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. ^ a b Macedonian Census (2002), Book 5 - Total population according to the Ethnic Affiliation, Mother Tongue and Religion, The State Statistical Office, Skopje, 2002, p. 196.


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